Yankee Doodle adalah lagu patriotik terkenal dari AS merupakan lagu kebangsaan Connecticut Bait pertama dan refrain yang dinyanyikan sekarang adalah Yankee Doodle went to town A Riding on a pony He stuck a feather in his hat And called it macaroni Yankee Doodle keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy Lagu ini dimainkan pada setiap awal dan akhir interval acara Voice of America Lagu ini pertama dinyanyikan oleh pejabat militer Inggris untuk menghina orang Amerika yang mereka sebut Yankee Saat itu arti kata doodle adalah orang kampungan atau bodoh Versi paling awal lagu ini berasal dari tahun 1775 Brother Ephraim sold his Cow And bought him a Commission And then he went to Canada To fight for the Nation But when Ephraim he came home He proved an arrant Coward He wouldn t fight the Frenchmen there For fear of being devour d Ephraim yang disebut di sini adalah Ephraim Williams seorang kolonel dari Massachusetts yang terbunuh dalam Battle of Lake George Ia mewariskan tanah dan rumahnya untuk mendirikan sekolah di Massachusetts barat sekarang dikenal sebagai Williams College Pada 6 Februari 1788 Massachusetts bergabung dengan Amerika Serikat dan hal ini dirayakan dengan menyanyikan lagu Yankee Doodle dengan lirik mereka sendiri The vention did in Boston meet The State House could not hold em So then they went to Fed ral Street And there the truth was told em And ev ry morning went to prayer And then began disputing Till oppositions silenced were By arguments refuting Now politicians of all kinds Who are not yet decided May see how Yankees speak their minds And yet are not divided So here I end my Fed ral song Composed of thirteen verses May agriculture flourish long And commerce fill our purses Daftar isi 1 Versi lengkap 2 Perang saudara 3 Variasi dan parodi 4 Budaya pop 5 Pranala luarVersi lengkap suntingVersi lengkap lagu ini adalah Fath r and I went down to camp Along with Captain Goodin 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 And with the girls be handy And there we saw a thousand men As rich as Squire David And what they wasted ev ry day I wish it could be saved Yankee Doodle amp c And there we saw a swamping gun Large as a log of maple Upon a deuced little cart A load for father s cattle Yankee Doodle amp c And every time they shoot it off It takes a horn of powder It makes a noise like father s gun Only a nation louder Yankee Doodle amp c Cousin Simon grew so bold I thought he would have cock d it It scared me so I shrieked it off And hung by father s pocket Yankee Doodle amp c I saw a little barrel too The heads were made of leather They knocked on it with little clubs And called the folks together Yankee Doodle amp c And there was Captain Washington And gentlefolks about him They say he s grown so tarnal proud He will not ride without them Yankee Doodle amp c He got himself in meeting clothes Upon a slapping stallion He set the world along in rows In hundreds and in millions Yankee Doodle amp c The flaming ribbons in his hat They looked so taring fine ah I wanted pockily to get To give to my Jemimah Yankee Doodle amp c Perang saudara suntingDalam masa Perang Saudara pihak selatan menambahkan lirik baru Yankee Doodle had a mind To whip the Southern rebels Because they did not choose to live On codfish from his tables Yankee Doodle fa so la Yankee Doodle dandy And so to keep his courage up He took a drink of brandy Selain itu di selatan dikenal juga variasi yang berjudul Dixie Doodle Dixie whipped old Yankee Doodle Early in the morning Yankeedom had best look out And take a timely warning Hurrah for our Dixie land Hurrah for our borders Southern boys to arms will stand And whip the dark marauders Variasi dan parodi suntingVersi yang diajarkan ke anak sekolah sekarang adalah Yankee Doodle went to town A riding on a pony He stuck a feather in his hat And called it macaroniYankee Doodle keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Yankee Doodle round the world As sweet as sugar candyPada tahun 1930 an penyanyi jazz Billie Holiday merekam versi parodi lagu ini Yankee Doodle never went to town I ve just discovered the story was phony Let me give you all the real low down He didn t even own a ponyBudaya pop suntingLagu ini dimainkan dalam film Yankee Doodle Dandy Lagu tema film seri televisi Roger Ramjet dan Barney amp Friends menggunakan melodi lagu ini Iklan untuk mainan Magna Doodle pada tahun 1990 an menggunakan melodi lagu ini Pranala luar suntingLibrary of Congress Yankee Doodle music website Library of Congress Yankee Doodle historical context site h2g2 Yankee Doodle Edited Guide Entry Diperoleh dari https id wikipedia org w index php title Yankee Doodle amp oldid 12234263
