Yankee Doodle Dandy

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Way back there, in '76 Washington and his men Crossed the mighty Delaware To protect this land And as the British shot their muskets As the battle rose You could hear, o'er the cry The song the wholeworldknows [Chorus] YankeeDoodle – keepit up! Yankee Doodledandy Mind the music, and the step And keep the girls so handy! [Verse 2] In 1812, in New Orleans General Jackson came And with the men from Tennessee On that fateful day He rammed the British to the sea Down to Mexico With bullеts – and a song to sing The whole wide world would know, whoah! [Chorus] Yankee Doodlе – keep it up! Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music, and the step And keep the girls so handy! [Verse 3] And on the sea, with John Paul Jones (Hup-two-three-four) As the ship went down (Hup-two-three-four) The British asked: "Do you give up?" (Hup-two-three-four) "Are you prison bound?" (Hup-two-three-four) "I have not begun to fight!" (Hup-two-three-four) The answer that he gave (Hup-two-three-four) And a tune that the world (Hup-two-three-four) Could not turn away (Hup-two-three-four) [Chorus] Yankee Doodle – keep it up! Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music, and the step And keep the girls so handy! (Yeah!) [Verse 4] And every time a fighting man Takes a stand, you know We ought to play another verse Play it loud and slow For history can repeat And like he went to town We ought to back our fighting me Lord, don't let 'em down! [Chorus] Yankee Doodle – keep it up! Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music, and the step And keep the girls so handy! Yankee Doodle – keep it up! Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music, and the step And keep the girls so handy!