🛑 Racism Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport has a racist history, derogatory lyrics. You can learn more about its history from this Atlanta Black Star article: 12 Childhood Nursery Rhymes…
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🛑 Racism Pick a Bale of Cotton is problematic, as it makes lights of slavery, and has troubling content. You can learn more about its history from these articles: 12…
🟠 Troubling Associations / Ambiguous Meaning This song may be upsetting to some; use with caution. The Muffin Man is widely believed to be about a serial killer, although sources…
🟠 Troubling Content This song could be upsetting to some, use with caution. Its lyrics reference mice having their tails cut off; the song may also be offensive to blind…
🛑 Racism This Old Man has derogatory lyrics and troubling content. “Paddywhack” is a derogatory term, making this song unsuitable for storytime. The exact origins of the song are ambiguous…
🛑 Racism Ten Little Indians has a racist history, derogatory lyrics, and troubling content. You can learn more about its history from this Atlanta Black Star article: 12 Childhood Nursery…
🛑 Racism Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree – and all its derivatives – appears on our list of Problematic Songs because of its racist history. You can learn…
🛑 Racism Skip to My Lou has a racist reference and ambiguous meaning in the phrase “flies in the buttermilk.” You can learn more about this reference from Urban Dictionary…
🛑 Racism Shortnin’ Bread is problematic, as it has a history of racism, and derogatory lyrics. You can learn more about its history from this article: Versions Of “Shortnin’ Bread”…
🛑 Racism Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me has a racist history, and links to blackface minstrelsy. You can learn more about its history from this Atlanta Black Star article: 12…