[78-L] The Official Boy Scout Record - 1924

[Michael Biel]

At 19:51 12/12/2011, DL wrote: 
>>"Old Zip Coon"..I think I'll flag it as inappropriate.  dl 

From: bruce78rpm at comcast.net
> Actually the lyrics of the song are about a fiddler who plays the same song
> continously where ever he goes, and the monotony of it all causes him to lose
> all of his friends. "He played all night by the light of the moon but he never
> played anything but Old Zip Coon." 

Old Zip Coon.  COON.  Despite the nature lessons you might expect from
Boy Scouts, it is not about a raccoon.  Yes, ethnic humor was quite the
norm in those days and I am not one who calls for censorship and
political correctness, but you would think that of all the types of
songs at their disposal, the Boy Scouts would have selected a more
fitting subject to have as one of their Official Scout Records.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com