Gosh didn't mean to upset anyone Yes the lady and I were lovers ANd she would always sing that song. I lost tract of her when I was in the service.I located her after 40 years. By then she didn't have much time left. A batch of old friends got together for one last hoot and a chance to see her. Breast cancer is not an easy way to go. So you see the song always reminded us of her. From a historical point of view I hate to see words changed yet I certainly understand that they can be offensive to certain ethnic groups then I can understand changing them. In the Yellow rose of Texas the line "She's the sweetest rose of color this darkey ever saw" In the 1850 I dont believe it was ment to be offesive But part of a love song. Leadbelly sang the song BLACK GIRL The words "Black Girl" are no longer sung yet recentally on the TV there was a "African American" who insisted he was not an AFrican American But a BLACK AMERICAN. You can't please everyone Words such as Nigger, Kike .Wop are offensive however I have to find them in Trad Folk music.