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Realizing as adult how racist some of the songs you sang/heard as a child were (40s,50s) [View all] bobbieinok Jul 2020 OP
Rum & Coca-Cola Coventina Jul 2020 #1
I remember my mom telling me that there were dflprincess Jul 2020 #5
What is wrong with rum and Coke? guillaumeb Jul 2020 #2
And what about Stephen Foster songs? bobbieinok Jul 2020 #3
My Old Kentucky Home was meant to be anti-slavery Coventina Jul 2020 #7
I did not know that. Thanks for info bobbieinok Jul 2020 #9
They play it every year at the Kentucky Derby. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2020 #12
Climbing up the Golden Stairs - I can remember my dad singing that to me. woodsprite Jul 2020 #4
Yikes! I just read the lyrics Coventina Jul 2020 #10
I think that and "Old Dan Tucker" were songs they sang when they performed. woodsprite Jul 2020 #14
I don't even like to think about what a neighbor woman... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #6
Yep. Also shocked when I heard that for the 1st time bobbieinok Jul 2020 #11
And the count-out rhyme Eeny meeny miney moe. Mom made sure we only said 'correct' version bobbieinok Jul 2020 #13
I remember both Ohiogal Jul 2020 #15
Some kind of weird fascination with toes, it seems. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #16
I preferred the Rocky and Bullwinkle version Wolf Frankula Jul 2020 #22
A German countout starts Eins, zwei Polizei. Drei , vier Wein und Bier bobbieinok Jul 2020 #23
And what to think of Dem Bones? Written by same black poet who wrote The Black National Anthem bobbieinok Jul 2020 #8
"Jimmy Crack Corn." Aristus Jul 2020 #17
Sang it as kid. Never paid attention to words til I was 50 or so. Was really shocked bobbieinok Jul 2020 #18
As an aside---what about the song Sweet Betsy from Pike? Read somewhere it's about an 'improper rela bobbieinok Jul 2020 #19
What about poor Tommy lillypaddle Jul 2020 #21
I can't hear eenie meenie miney moe lillypaddle Jul 2020 #20
The third verse of "The Star Spangled Banner" also. brush Jul 2020 #24
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