Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle came to town

A-riding on a pony

Stuck a feather in his cap

And called it macaroni

Fath'r and I went down to camp

Along with Captain Goodwood

And there we saw the men and boys

As thick as hasty pudding

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy

And there they'd fife away like fun

And play on cornstalk fiddles

And some had ribbons red as blood

All bound around their middles

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy

And there was Captain Washington

Upon a slapping stallion

A-giving orders to his men

I guess there was a million

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy

And there I see a little keg

Its head were made of leather

They knocked upon with little sticks

And called the men together

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy

And there they had a swamping gun

As big as a log of maple

On a mighty little cart

A load for father's cattle

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy

And every time they fire it off

It took a horn of powder

It made a noise like father's gun

Only a nation louder

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy

It scared me so, I hooked it off

Nor stopped, as I remember

Nor turned about till I got home

Locked up in mother's chamber

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy