Does 'The story that it comes from the song  Green Grow the Lilacs,  said to have been sung at San Jacinto, is an example of folk etymology.' stand independently of the premise 'The song Green Grow the Lilacs is an example of modern songs', neither following nor contradicting it?
The story that it comes from the song  Green Grow the Lilacs,  said to have been sung at San Jacinto, is an example of folk etymology.###The song Green Grow the Lilacs is an example of modern songs