ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz pɚfˈɔːɹmd baɪ ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ blˈækfeɪs ɡɹˈuːp ɔnðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiːz ðə blˈæk ænd wˈaɪt mˈɪnstɹəl ʃˈoʊ.
In the 1960s the song was performed by a British blackface group on the BBC's The Black and White Minstrel Show.