Given the way the world is, I believe that race is still a factor in which songs may be more appropriate for which groups of children, and which song leaders. With regard to the song "Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed", I'd be careful with that song in certain settings-for instance if you are White and teaching that song to a group of children who are Black {given stereotypes which have associated Black people with monkeys}.

When I used the "Five Little Monkeys" song in my singing sessions with children {which was rare}, I changed the word "monkeys" to "children". And as another example, as an African American, I personally don't like {and would recommend that folks not use} the children's song "Jump Down Turn Around Pick A Pale Of Cotton". Yes, I know, there is considerable disagreement about this, and we've had a long discussion about that song on one or more previous Mudcat threads...