▁co - host ing ▁the ▁Mike ▁Douglas ▁Show ▁in ▁a ▁performance ▁t aped ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁performance ▁L enn on ▁and ▁O no ▁accompanied ▁themselves ▁on ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁and ▁per cussion , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁performance ▁L enn on ▁alter ed ▁the ▁ly ric ▁slightly ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁as ▁" bum mers " ▁rather ▁than ▁" b ast ards " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁broadcast ▁requirements , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁sing ▁the ▁word ▁" god dam n " ▁which ▁was ▁edited ▁out ▁by ▁broadcast ▁cens ors . ▁ ▁L enn on ▁made ▁another ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁this ▁performance , ▁singing ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁bl ame ▁" the ▁k ids , ▁the ▁churches ▁and ▁the ▁I RA " ▁for ▁the ▁problems ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁whereas ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁release ▁they ▁only ▁bl ame ▁" the ▁k ids ▁and ▁the ▁I RA ." ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁performance ▁L enn on ▁announced ▁that ▁proceed s ▁from ▁the ▁song ▁would ▁be ▁don ated ▁to ▁civil ▁rights ▁defense ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁L enn on ▁later ▁performed ▁" The ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish " ▁at ▁a ▁protest ▁of ▁the ▁Blo ody ▁Sunday ▁ri ots ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁O verse as ▁Air ways ▁Corporation ▁offices ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁performance ▁he ▁again