Ricky W. Hunt wrote:

"Mike Rivers" wrote...

walkinay writes:

What he said; what's not to like in a song about a frontier mulatto
hooker?

As soon as some moralist figured out what it was about, that would be
the end of the record. Better to water it down and jazz it up if your
job is to sell records.

There's nothing in lyrics that suggest that is there?

1. Not by the time Mitch Miller gets through with them.

2. Unless you know some of the history there.

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