ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z tˈɛd fˈiːoʊ ɹˈiːɾoʊ ɹˈoʊt ðə tˈuːn əvə nˈuː vˈɜːs ænd pˈɔːl fɹˈænsɪs wˈɛbstɚ ɹˈoʊt fɹˈɛʃ lˈɪɹɪks ænd ɪt wʌz stɹˈɪpt ʌv ɪts oʊvˈɜːtli ɹˈeɪsɪst lˈɪɹɪks tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ pjˈʊɹ lˈʌv sˈɔŋ wˌɪtʃ kəntˈɪnjuːd təbi pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
In the early 1940s Ted Fio Rito wrote the tune of a new verse and Paul Francis Webster wrote fresh lyrics and it was stripped of its overtly racist lyrics to become a pure love song which continued to be popular into the 1950s.