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[BazBoy]

The Scum song Lilly of Laguna is racially charged and be deemed political incorrect today

[K]

Yes, the original Lily of Laguna words make one go :

It's de same old tale of a palpatatin' n*****
Ev'ry time, ev'ry time
It's de same old trouble of a c***
Dat wants to be married very soon

(That's in the verse, not the refrain, which is what the Carlton song uses.)

They were already changed to less offensive words by Bing Crosby (well, by others, but Bing recorded the new version) in the 40s:

There used to be a gal named Lily
Lily from Laguna
She met a sailor boy named Willie
And they sailed away on a schooner (To catch a tuna)
Now, all night long and most of the day
You can hear a lucky little laddie say

[K]

[K]

The Melbourne song, on the other hand, did not require many new words:


You're a grand old flag
You're a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You're the emblem of
The land I love
The home of the free and the brave
Ev'ry heart beats true
Under red, white and blue
Where there's never a boast or brag
But should old acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on the grand old flag


I like the original "Ev'ry heart beats true Under red, white and blue Where there's never a boast or brag" (changed to "And we sing this song to you" in the Melbourne song).

[BazBoy]

That could have been used for Britannica

Or even Footscray

[K]

Yep -- even now. The Melbourne FC changes didn't include putting the name "Melbourne" or "Demons" in anywhere!

Maybe for Footscray, they could put back the original word "rag" instead of "flag".

[K]

The original word "rag" is used by Bill Murray (1906):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DqGCMu37Ow

You're a grand old rag
You're a high-flying flag
...
Keep your eye on the grand old rag