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THE FABULOUS FIFTIES--PART II

Little Richard~Good Golly Miss Molly

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THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

HARRY WARREN

“FINDING THE LONG WAY HOME”

Gus Kahn was the lyricist for this 1929 hit.

Jack Denny: “Finding the Long Way Home”

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In the late Sixties, "Good Golly, Miss Molly" was banned from AM radio by many stations. The problem was the line, "Sure likes to ball." In 1958, the verb "to ball" meant to have a ball, to have a good time. By 1968, the verb "to ball" meant to have sexual relations.

Today, with the High Ebonic verb "to bone" having replaced "to ball," there is no longer a problem.