You know, I don't really care about hidden meanings and past racial implications and double entendres, except for my historical curiosity about the history of the song. It doesn't move me to make any moral judgments about the song whatsoever. In the condition the song has been all of my 72 years, it's just a fun song and it's good to sing with children.
I have never had any qualms of conscience about singing this song, and I never will.

-Joe-