My parents considered "Jesse James" and "Captain Kidd" (Oh, I murdered William Moore and I left him in his gore . . .") to be lullabies. I think I knew all the words to both "Joe Hill" and "Lightning Bar Blues" by the time I was seven. I knew what they meant, too. I turned out just fine. It can't be worse than anything they see on prime-time television.


Unless Britney Spears has changed genres, I don't think anyone needs to worry about scantily-clad bluegrass musicians (topless accordion, anyone?).