The whole point of this angst-ridden discussion is to discern whether or not songs containing certain words or sentiments can be used to promote racism. A song exists only when it's sung. A song in itself, written on a sheet of paper or existing only in the head of a folk singer, can't be racist until the middle man (or woman) makes it racist. Equally, the middle man can make that same song anti-racist by the wise drawing of context. It's what we do with what we've got. We are all free to ignore songs that make us uncomfortable. We don't have to sing them or hear them. We can even muck about with the words (thereby risking shattering our credibility). But as soon as someone tells you that you mustn't/shouldn't sing them/they should be banned, etc., then you are entitled to ask that person Dave's persistent but as yet unanswered question, who's going to do the policing? Shall we hold an election?