ɐ ɹɪˈækʃən tʊ oʊvˈɜːtli ɹˈeɪsɪst lˈɪɹɪks ɪn kˈuːn sˈɔŋ bɪɡˈæn tə tˈeɪk plˈeɪs ɪnðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd bˈɪŋ kɹˈɑːsbi ænd mˈɛɹi mˈɑːɹtɪn pɚfˈɔːɹmd ðə lˈɛs ɹˈeɪʃəli əfˈɛnsɪv vˈɜːʒən baɪ fˈiːoʊ ɹˈiːɾoʊ ænd wˈɛbstɚɹ ʌv ðɪs sˈɔŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː wˌɪtʃ ɪz pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli bˈeɪst ɔnðə kˈoːɹəs ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɔŋ, ˈaɪ.ˈiː., "ʃiːz maɪ lˈeɪdi lˈʌv".
A reaction to overtly racist lyrics in coon song began to take place in the twentieth century and Bing Crosby and Mary Martin performed the less racially offensive version by Fio Rito and Webster of this song in 1942 which is primarily based on the chorus of the original song, i.e., "She's my lady love".