Yankee Doodle

Do you know the words to the song “Yankee Doodle”? Most kids do. But no one knows who wrote the song!

Once a man from England sang this song. He made fun of soldiers from America. He called them Yankees.

A doodle was a fool. The singer said that Yankees were silly. He said they thought a feather was macaroni. He said that Americans were scared of war cannons. He said they would run home to their mothers.

Then, America had a war with England. North American men sang this song. Bands played it when they won a battle. The song that made fun of us is now one of our most loved tunes!