Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Yankee Doodle

"The Spirit of '76" by Archibald McNeil Willard
(original title: "Yankee Doodle")

Yankee Doodle went to town
      Riding on a pony
He stuck a feather in his hat
      And called it macaroni.

Yankee Doodle, keep it up
      Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
      And with the girls be handy.

Father and I went down to camp
      Along with Captain Gooding
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

There was Captain Washington
      Upon a strapping stallion
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.

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