April 19, 20196 yr Happy news on this Friday--Kate Smith was a huge fucking racist. And that means that we don't need to hear her awful warbling rendition of "God Bless America" every night during the seventh-inning stretch at Yankee Stadium. Now if we can just eliminate the song altogether, we'll be set.
April 19, 20196 yr I thought her tune "That's Why Darkies Were Born" was pretty catchy. The lyrics seem pretty harmless. Quote Someone had to pick the cotton,Someone had to pick the corn,Someone had to slave and be able to sing,That's why darkies were born; Someone had to laugh at trouble,Though he was tired and worn,Had to be contented with any old thing,That's why darkies were born; Sing, sing, sing when you're weary andSing when you're blue,Sing, sing, that's what you taughtAll the white folks to do; Someone had to fight the Devil,Shout about Gabriel's Horn,Someone had to stoke the trainThat would bring God's children to green pastures,That's why darkies were born.
April 20, 20196 yr Never enjoyed hearing that version at the stadium. It sounds awful and apparently she was a terrible human being.
April 20, 20196 yr 18 hours ago, Sbbruin said: I thought her tune "That's Why Darkies Were Born" was pretty catchy. The lyrics seem pretty harmless. This guy's version was better known. Racist?
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