Okay first Gidday all from the southern west coast of Western Australia!!

Having been sent the link to this site via a very good mate of quite a few years from Georgia USA I thought Id wander in and see whats what
So about me? Im a deadset amature to folk music weather bluegrass or other having years ago played in a rock band in the northwest before marriage kids and that gumph took over my life so Ive been out of the loop for many years now

Recently I got to thinking about learning the banjo and getting into bluegrass style for my own enjoyment, so a year back I bought one Ive since had several bursts at tryin to get with the program as to banjos or bangos as I call them... but blew the 5th string an then even more recently I drilled the left index finger blowing the tendons to hell and gone along with meat and bone... but its slowly comin good now I think although the surgeon reckons I will never be able to play again but I refuse to beleive that so Im back to thinking about learning again

I tend to not so much write songs but rather sing "on the fly" so many songs Ive "written" dont have a permanent status on paper but more a blindingly curious habit of changing depending on the audience... I was wondering and heres the question

If I was to actually finally sit down and write the words and chords to a given established song that Ive changed the words to... what would be acceptable?
For an example after some emails with my mate about a particular song that my family get a heck of a hysterical giggle at which is my take on that old chestnut "Puff the magic dragon" Im wondering how "Poof the wanker dragon" would be recieved here? there is or would be the issue of cultural senstive or cross nationality and lingo understandings of words... for example some words used here to define one thing in the USA define quite another

I dont want to change the habits of a lifetime and actually start writing lyrics down to post here to share (I write enough as it is) if theyre unacceptable, as I said to my mate a lot of what goes into a song to make it humorous is not just the words but the visuals and emphasis one gives when singing them... words on a sheet of paper without the visuals are bland and can often be seen as crass rude or even to some disgusting but when added with visuals and emphasis can often be hysterical

Oh and thats my focus nowadays humorous music... stuff that makes people laugh their heads of its good for the soul in my book

Anyway from the great downunderland CHEERS!
Shane