Hi,

Of course, whether "tail" can be read as "penis", isn't really a language issue. Many languages share this, but whether the one can be used for the other does seem to depend on the environment you're in; in a way it might be part of certain sociolects. I've yet to hear "wag his tail" or "sein Schwanz wedeln" be used with that meaning, though, so I didn't bother about it. Then again, I don't speak those sociolects mentioned above.

Self-respect is of course the characteristic that allows you to make fun of yourself. So, I'd say few folkies are likely to sing this unless self-respecting; not really different from non-folkies, but then, that probably holds for The Wild Rover as well.

Bye
                                                                Mysha