ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ɪn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv wˈeɪz: ðə ɹˈeɪʃəl ˈɪmɪdʒɹi wʌz ɹᵻplˈeɪst wɪð lˈaɪnz ɹˈɛfɹənsɪŋ sˈeɪlɚz, ʃˈɪps,  dˈɑːks, ænd lˈɑːlɪpˌɑːps; ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ vˈɜːs sˈɛkʃənz wˈɪtʃ, ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl, kəntˈeɪnz ðə dɹəmˈæɾɪk mˈuːd ʃˈɪft wʌz ʌpdˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə dʒˈæzi bˈɪɡ bˈænd sˈaʊnd ðæt wʌz pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ æt ðə tˈaɪm; ænd ɐ wˈʊmən mˈɛɹi mˈɑːɹtɪn nˈaʊ sˈæŋ lˈɪɹɪks fɹʌmðə fˈiːmeɪl pɚspˈɛktɪv.
The song was transformed in a number of ways: the racial imagery was replaced with lines referencing sailors, ships,  docks, and lollipops; the entire verse sections which, in the original, contains the dramatic mood shift was updated to the jazzy big band sound that was popular at the time; and a woman (Mary Martin) now sang lyrics from the female perspective.