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[Intro]
|   C|   G|   C|  D   G|
[Verse 1]
GYankee Doodle went to town
GRiding on a pony
GStuck a feather Cin his hat
And Dcalled it macaGroni
[Chorus]
CYankee Doodle keep it up
GYankee Doodle dandy
CMind the music and the step
And Gwith the Dgirls be Ghandy
[Verse 2]
GFather and I went down to camp
GAlong with Captain Gooding
GAnd there we saw the Cmen and boys
As Dthick as hasty Gpudding
[Chorus]
CYankee Doodle keep it up
GYankee Doodle dandy
CMind the music and the step
And Gwith the Dgirls be Ghandy
[Verse 3]
GThere was Captain Washington
GUpon a slapping stallion
GGiving orders Cto his men
I Dguess there was a Gmillion
[Chorus]
CYankee Doodle keep it up
GYankee Doodle dandy
CMind the music and the step
And Gwith the Dgirls be Ghandy
[Verse 4]
GAnd there we saw a thousand men
GAs rich as Squire David
GAnd what they wasted Cevery day
I Dwish it could be Gsa-ved
[Chorus]
CYankee Doodle keep it up
GYankee Doodle dandy
CMind the music and the step
And Gwith the Dgirls be Ghandy
[Verse 5]
GAnd there I saw a pumpkin shell
As big as mother's basin
GAnd every time they Ctouched it off
They Dscamper'd like the Gnation
[Chorus]
CYankee Doodle keep it up
GYankee Doodle dandy
CMind the music and the step
And Gwith the Dgirls be Ghandy

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Yankee Doodle

by Misc Traditional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G C D G

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[Verse 1]

Yankee Doodle went to town

Riding on a pony

G C

Stuck a feather in his hat

D G

And called it macaroni

[Chorus]

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

G D G

And with the girls be handy

[Verse 2]

Father and I went down to camp

Along with Captain Gooding

G C

And there we saw the men and boys

D G

As thick as hasty pudding

[Chorus]

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

G D G

And with the girls be handy

[Verse 3]

There was Captain Washington

Upon a slapping stallion

G C

Giving orders to his men

D G

I guess there was a million

[Chorus]

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

G D G

And with the girls be handy

[Verse 4]

And there we saw a thousand men

As rich as Squire David

G C

And what they wasted every day

D G

I wish it could be sa-ved

[Chorus]

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

G D G

And with the girls be handy

[Verse 5]

And there I saw a pumpkin shell

As big as mother's basin

G C

And every time they touched it off

D G

They scamper'd like the nation

[Chorus]

Yankee Doodle keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

G D G

And with the girls be handy

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