Paul Robeson sang 'Mighty Like a Rose'

Sweetest little fellow ev'rybody knows
Don't know what to call him but he's mighty like a rose
Lookin' at his mammy with eyes so shiny blue
Make you think that heav'n is comin' close to you

When I was a kid the playground version was -

Sweetest little fellow, wears his sister's clothes
Don't know what to call him but we think he's 'one of those'

In fact I don't recall any homo 'phobia' in the 50s perhaps because the legal implications for any one 'accused' were too awful.