Yankee Doodle sung by Billy Murray and Hayden Quartet - 1910

Описание: "Yankee Doodle" is a traditional song and nursery rhyme that dates back to before the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. It is often sung patriotically in the United States and is the state song of Connecticut. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501.

The images at the edges of the screen are inspired by vintage sheet music featuring James Cagney. He sang the song in the film "Yankee Doodle Dandy," a 1942 American biographical musical drama about George M. Cohan. I drew the face wearing the Jimmy Cagney costume to resemble Billy Murray, as he is singing in this version of the song along with the Hayden Quartet.


Lyrics:

Mother and I went down to camp,
Along with Captain Goodwin,
And then we saw the men and boys,
As thick as hasty pudding.

Chorus:
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

And there was Captain Washington,
Upon a slapping stallion,
and giving orders to his men,
I guess there was a million.

Chorus:
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

And there they had a swamping gun,
As thick as a log of maple,
On a deuced little cart,
A load for father's cattle.

Chorus:
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

And every time they fired it off,
It takes a horn of powder;
It made a noise like father's gun,
Only a nation louder.

Chorus:
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

And there I see a little keg,
its heads were made of leather,
They knocked on it with little sticks,
to call the men together.

Chorus:
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

The troopers too would gallop up,
And fire right in our faces;
It scared me almost half to death,
To see them run such races.

Chorus:
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

But I can't tell you half I've seen,
They keep up such a smother;
So I took my hat off, made a bow,
And scampered home to mother.

Chorus:
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle, dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.