 Later, we learn that this is because Julie is "passing" as white – she and her white husband are guilty of miscegenation under the state's law.Immediately after Julie sings the song through once, Queenie chimes in with her own lyrics to it, and she is joined by her husband Joe, the black stevedore on the boat.This is followed by Julie, Queenie, Magnolia, Joe, and the black chorus all performing a song-and-dance to the number.