The song was originally sung by the British side to mock Americans, however the Americans took ownership of the song and began to sing it themselves, to turn the intended put-down into a source of pride after, though outnumbered, they managed to turn the British back at Lexington and Concord.
Yankee Doodle
The song was making fun of the American colonists.
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"The Anacreontic Song".
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A Yankee doodle is a native or inhabitant of the United States.
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam Born on the Fourth of July I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She's my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies I am the Yankee Doodle Boy
The duration of Yankee Doodle Pink is 360.0 seconds.
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The Yankee Doodle Boy was created in 1904.
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 is the state song of Connecticut.
Yankee Doodle is Connecticut's state song.
The duration of Yankee Doodle Dandy is 2.1 hours.
Yankee Doodle in Berlin was created on 1919-06-29.
Yankee Doodle Daffy was created on 1943-06-05.