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Throughout the history of the United States, the age-old song of “Yankee Doodle” has been sung by parents and children alike. It’s catchy tune puts a smile on anyone who sings it.
Although “Yankee Doodle” was a British song set out to mock the organization of the Yankee’s in early US history, it has been widely sung and enjoyed by American’s all over.
“Doodle” was a term that meant something like a fool, or inept person. The term “Macaroni” that has often sent school children giggling is actually a reference to a fashionable English hat at the time.
Although the song has gone through many revisions and adaptations through its history, we will include a select version of the tune. You can print the lyrics below to have a sing along in the car on your next road trip with the kids, or you can add our version of the song to your MP3 player and sing along with the kids.
Here are the lyrics:
Fath’r and I went down to camp
along with Captain Goodin’,
And there we saw the mend and boys
as thick as hasty puddin’
Yankee Doodle, keep it up!
Yankee Doodle dandy.
Mind the music and the step,
and with the girls be handy.
There we saw a thousand men,
as rich as Squier David;
And what they wasted ev’ry day,
I wish it could be saved.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up!
Yankee Doodle dandy.
Mind the music and the step,
and with the girls be handy.
Yankee Doodle went to London
riding on a pony,
He stuck a feather in his cap
and called it macaroni.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up!
Yankee Doodle dandy.
Mind the music and the step,
and with the girls be handy.
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Feel free to download the song as played and performed by two of our kids:
