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GFath'r and I went down to Dcamp,
AGlong with Cap'n GooD7din',
And Gthere we saw the Cmen and boys
As Dthick as hasty Gpuddin'.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
And Gthere we saw a thousand Dmen
As Grich as Squire DaD7vid,
And Gwhat they wasted Cevery day,
I Dwish it could be Gsaved.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
The 'Glasses they eat it every Dday,
Would Gkeep a house a winD7ter;
They Ghave so much, that CI'll be bound,
They Deat it when they've Gmind ter.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
And Gthere I see a swamping Dgun
GLarge as a log of maD7ple,
UGpon a deuced Clittle cart,
A Dload for father's Gcattle.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
And Gevery time they shoot it Doff,
It Gtakes a horn of powD7der,
and Gmakes a noise like Cfather's gun,
DOnly a nation Glouder.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
I Gwent as nigh to one myDself
As 'GSiah's inderD7pinning;
And Gfather went as Cnigh again,
I Dthought the deuce was Gin him.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
GCousin Simon grew so Dbold,
I Gthought he would have cocked D7it;
It Gscared me so I Cshrinked it off
And Dhung by father's Gpocket.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
And GCap'n Davis had a Dgun,
He Gkind of clapt his hand D7on't
And Gstuck a crooked Cstabbing iron
UDpon the little Gend on't
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
And Gthere I see a pumpkin Dshell
As Gbig as mother's baD7son,
And Gevery time they Ctouched it off
They Dscampered like the Gnation.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
I Gsee a little barrel Dtoo,
The Gheads were made of leatD7her;
They Gknocked on it with Clittle clubs
And Dcalled the folks toGgether.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
And Gthere was Cap'n WashingDton,
And Ggentle folks about D7him;
They Gsay he's grown so 'Ctarnal proud
He Dwill not ride withGout em'.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
He Ggot him on his meeting Dclothes,
UGpon a slapping stallD7ion;
He Gsat the world aClong in rows,
In Dhundreds and in Gmillions.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
The Gflaming ribbons in his Dhat,
They Glooked so tearing fine, D7ah,
I Gwanted dreadfully Cto get
To Dgive to my JeGmima.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
I Gsee another snarl of Dmen
A Gdigging graves they told D7me,
So 'Gtarnal long, so 'Ctarnal deep,
They 'Dtended they should Ghold me.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
It Gscared me so, I hooked it Doff,
Nor Gstopped, as I rememD7ber,
Nor Gturned about till CI got home,
Locked Dup in mother's Gchamber.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on A pony
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
Father and I went down to camp
Along with Captain Gooding
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.
CYankee Doodle keep it up,
GYankee Doodle dandy,
CMind the music and the step,
And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.
There was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion
A-giving orders to his men
I guess there was a million.

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Yankee Doodle

by Richard Shuckburgh

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Yankee Doodle chords

G D

Fath'r and I went down to camp,

G D7

Along with Cap'n Goodin',

G C

And there we saw the men and boys

D G

As thick as hasty puddin'.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

And there we saw a thousand men

G D7

As rich as Squire David,

G C

And what they wasted every day,

D G

I wish it could be saved.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

The 'lasses they eat it every day,

G D7

Would keep a house a winter;

G C

They have so much, that I'll be bound,

D G

They eat it when they've mind ter.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

And there I see a swamping gun

G D7

Large as a log of maple,

G C

Upon a deuced little cart,

D G

A load for father's cattle.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

And every time they shoot it off,

G D7

It takes a horn of powder,

G C

and makes a noise like father's gun,

D G

Only a nation louder.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

I went as nigh to one myself

G D7

As 'Siah's inderpinning;

G C

And father went as nigh again,

D G

I thought the deuce was in him.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

Cousin Simon grew so bold,

G D7

I thought he would have cocked it;

G C

It scared me so I shrinked it off

D G

And hung by father's pocket.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

And Cap'n Davis had a gun,

G D7

He kind of clapt his hand on't

G C

And stuck a crooked stabbing iron

D G

Upon the little end on't

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

And there I see a pumpkin shell

G D7

As big as mother's bason,

G C

And every time they touched it off

D G

They scampered like the nation.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

I see a little barrel too,

G D7

The heads were made of leather;

G C

They knocked on it with little clubs

D G

And called the folks together.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

And there was Cap'n Washington,

G D7

And gentle folks about him;

G C

They say he's grown so 'tarnal proud

D G

He will not ride without em'.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

He got him on his meeting clothes,

G D7

Upon a slapping stallion;

G C

He sat the world along in rows,

D G

In hundreds and in millions.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

The flaming ribbons in his hat,

G D7

They looked so tearing fine, ah,

G C

I wanted dreadfully to get

D G

To give to my Jemima.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

I see another snarl of men

G D7

A digging graves they told me,

G C

So 'tarnal long, so 'tarnal deep,

D G

They 'tended they should hold me.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

G D

It scared me so, I hooked it off,

G D7

Nor stopped, as I remember,

G C

Nor turned about till I got home,

D G

Locked up in mother's chamber.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

Yankee Doodle went to town

A-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,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

Father and I went down to camp

Along with Captain Gooding

And there we saw the men and boys

As thick as hasty pudding.

Yankee Doodle keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy,

Mind the music and the step,

G D7 G

And with the girls be handy.

There was Captain Washington

Upon a slapping stallion

A-giving orders to his men

I guess there was a million.

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