Well, I'd change the lyrics! For example, the few years back I was asked to teach "Jamaica Farewell" to the group of 7/8 year old school children. Now, the song starts off "Down the way where the nights are gay" I knew the word "gay" would create a fuss and so I changed the lyrics to "Down the way where the warm wind play". I could, of course, have gone down the "words changing meaning route" but I thought that such a discussion would be a distraction, and I could imagine some "clever" children insisting on singing the original lyrics!
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