A while back, I wanted to sing Jamaica Farewell with a class of 7/8 yr olds. Knowing kids, I knew that the opening line " Far away where the nights are gay" would cause some silliness, and so I simply altered the line to " Far away where the warm winds play". Interestingly, after a few weeks of practicing the song, one kid happened to look at my copy of the original lyrics and - as predicted - started making a big deal about the word "gay" .