[Callers] Politically Correct?

[Robert Golder]

Thus did Ophelia's suicide become merely an accidental drowning, thanks to Thomas Bowdler, who criticized Shakespeare for exposing his readers to "the danger of being hurt with any indelicacy of expression."

On Mar 25, 2018, at 1:39 AM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> People are not things. I don’t think it’s appropriate for any crowd. 
> Try your hand at some new lyrics! 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Mar 25, 2018, at 1:12 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hello folks,
>> 
>> I have been calling singing squares for years, and there is one I love by Dick Leger titled Billy Boy.  The tag line that is sung during the Promenade is "She's a young thing, that cannot leave her mother."
>> 
>> Here is a link to a version of the full song, not within a square.
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKRJuLHU3Qo
>> 
>> My question is, is this song appropriate for the contra dance crowd with the tag line above?  (The tag line is the only line that is sung.)
>> 
>> Any Thoughts?
>> 
>> Rich
>> Stafford, CT
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