“Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder”, Episode 132
The song became a popular song notably through Bing Crosby’s 1945 version which was a hit and tied the song to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.The song appeared in movies and was recorded by many artists. Its lyrics were sometimes edited to tone down supposed ethnic slurs like “mick.” By the way, there were other so-called, Irish racial slurs, among them such as Bog walkers and Harps. Don’t you think those were pretty mild slurs?