"Why is this OK?"

Maybe because it is a song of it's day rather than a political point of view? I find it highly unlikely that the song was anything other than ironic but even if it was serious, is anyone going to take notice of a long dead West Indian calypso singer? If we begin to censor songs because they offend presnt day sensibilities we may as well give up folk music altogther. :-(

But, what the heck, too much thread drift already. It is just a folk song after all and Morwen has already got what he (is that right?) came for so I am not going to labour the point.

Cheers

DtG