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6. The lyrics were changed years ago

Sun May 6, 2018, 05:43 PM

May 2018

To, "the people" are gay. Although some old timers still sing the original.

Bayard in KY, and yes--I have been to the Derby with a couple of girlfriends when we first graduated high school. Very exciting, camped out overnight at the front gates to get in first to the infield. I won money, and some guy tried to pick my pocket. When we were in our sleeping bags Fri. night, we saw a hit and run right in front of us. The man died.

Ah, memories.....

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My Old Kentucky home - original lyrics [View all] packman May 2018 OP

Reworked lyrics JeaneRaye May 2018 #1

Thanks, thought it would be- just too damn lazy to research packman May 2018 #2

Actually, the message is, essentially, "Gee, Kentucky's a great place to be a slave..." Old Crow May 2018 #3

Well no..... JeaneRaye May 2018 #4

Sorry: anti-slavery ballads don't include the lyrics "The darkies are gay." Old Crow May 2018 #5

In 1856 or thereabouts... JeaneRaye May 2018 #8

Acceptable to whom? Racist Whites? Old Crow May 2018 #9

I agree! JeaneRaye May 2018 #11

They did use it to describe themselves treestar May 2018 #13

Source? Old Crow May 2018 #16

You have a hard time believing that 1854 was not 2018? treestar May 2018 #17

Swing and a miss. Old Crow May 2018 #18

Let hear what Frederick Douglass says of it: struggle4progress May 2018 #12

Interesting treestar May 2018 #14

Our past is a different country than this one, and its language differs from ours struggle4progress May 2018 #15

The lyrics were changed years ago Bayard May 2018 #6

The good, the bad, the tragic memories. Duppers May 2018 #7

I attended a Derby party on Saturday, and we all watched the race. Aristus May 2018 #10