Macaroni which meant something different in those days.
Yankee doodle put a feather in his hat and called it macaroni Yankee doodle put a "feather in his hat and called it macaroni"!
Yankee Doodle put a feather in his hat and called it macaroni because macaroni was an Italian style of dress that the British were copying. So Yankee Doodle also copied the macaroni style and stuck a feather in his hat.
The song says cap.
Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni
Yankee DoodleYankee Doodle went to town,Riding on a pony,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 folks be handy.
The maccaroni
Yankee DoodleYankee Doodle went to town,Riding on a pony,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 folks be handy.
it was the british actually mocking the patriots with a song because it you listen to the lyrics it quotes: "Macaroni" (Something Fancy) the patriots later used this in battle during the Rev. War (:
Plume
The line "and they called it macaroni" is from the nursery rhyme "Yankee Doodle." It is a traditional American song with many variations and has been popular since the 18th century. It is often used to mock British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War.
The song Yankee doodle is all about how Britain was making fun of the Yankees because they were never popular or cool. the word Doodle actually means foolish. The word macaroni means stylish. So the song actually goes "foolish Yankees went to town riding on a pony stuck a feather in his hat and called it stylish.
it got its name from a ryme yanki doodle came to town riding on his pony stuck a feather in his hat and called him macaroni9.