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Reflections on Hoagy Carmichael's "Hong Kong Blues"

Are the lyrics intended to be disparaging to African Americans, Chinese, San Franciscans, Tennesseans, opium eaters? Or are they just innocent fun?
If they're meant to be disparaging, what do they mean?

For that matter, if they're not intended to be disparaging, what do they mean?
And has Hong Kong ever been a significant exporter of rice to San Francisco?
  

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[nq:1]Are the lyrics intended to be disparaging to African Americans, Chinese, San Franciscans, Tennesseans, opium eaters? Or are they just ... be disparaging, what do they mean?

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  • [nq:1]Are the lyrics intended to be disparaging to African Americans, Chinese, San Franciscans, Tennesseans, opium eaters?
  • Or are they just ...
  • be disparaging, what do they mean?
  • [/nq] Try to work it out for yourself, folks.
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[nq:1]Are the lyrics intended to be disparaging to African Americans, Chinese, San Franciscans, Tennesseans, opium eaters? Or are they just ... be disparaging, what do they mean? And has Hong Kong ever been a significant exporter of rice to San Francisco?[/nq]
Try to work it out for yourself, folks. It seems pretty mixed up/meaningless/not particularly well written to me:

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