There are several of these "Chinaman" songs, and several threads about them. Or maybe it's one song with many variations. I haven't sorted them all out, and frankly, I don't want to.

Here's a message I posted the last time somebody refreshed one of these threads:

I am sick and tired of all this "Chinaman" crap.

It is all racist drivel.

OK, I get it: you all thought it was "cute" when you learned it. And you are nostalgic for the days when you didn't know any better.

Well, now you do know better. Or you ought to.

It is no longer cute. It is disgusting.

I propose all these "Chinaman" threads be closed immediately.

We already have more versions than anybody could possibly have the patience to read.

Give it a rest. Permanently.

OK, I was in a bad mood that day. I had just seen a documentary about how several men had been wrongly convicted of murder because of racism. Joe Offer disagreed with my judgment that the thread should be closed. So be it. But I still wish people would use a little critical judgment before deciding that one more version needs to be documented.