--
For the short-lived visual-kei band, see ＊
--
There are other artists with this or a similar spelling, usually their scrobbles will be filtered when submitted unless they are whitelisted.
Yankee Doodle
[unknown] Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Father and I went down to eamp,
Along with Captain Gooding;
And there we saw the men and boys,
As thiek as hasty pudding.
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Mind the musie and the step,
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.
And then the feathers on his hat,
They looked so' tarnal fin-a,
I wanted pockily to get
To give to my Jemima.
And then we saw a swamping gun,
Large as a log of maple;
Upon a deuced little cart,
A load for father's cattle.
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.
I went as nigh to one myself,
As' Siah's underpinning;
And father went as nigh agin,
I thought the deuce was in him.
We saw a little barrel, too,
The heads were made of leather;
They knocked upon it with little clubs,
And called the folks together.
And there they'd fife away like fun,
And play on cornstalk fiddles,
And some had ribbons red as blood,
All bound around their middles.
The troopers, too, would gallop up
And fire right in our faces;
It scared me almost to death
To see them run such races.
Uncle Sam came there to change
Some pancakes and some onions,
For' lasses cake to carry home
To give his wife and young ones.
But I can't tell half I see
They kept up such a smother;
So I took my hat off, made a bow,
And scampered home to mother.
Cousin Simon grew so bold,
I thought he would have cocked it;
It scared me so I streaked it off,
And hung by father's pocket.
And there I saw a pumpkin shell,
As big as mother's basin;
And every time they touched it off,
They scampered like the nation.
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Yankee doodle dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.
From American Folksongs and Ballads, Lomax
@America @war @revolution @army
Filename[ yankdood
Play. Exe yankdood
Rg
===Document boundary
The lyrics to Yankee Doodle describe the singer and his father going to camp with Captain Gooding and witnessing the military activities during the American Revolution. They see Captain Washington on his horse, giving orders to his men, and the singer is fascinated by the feathers on his hat. They also witness the firing of a large gun, as well as the troops playing music and galloping on their horses. The lyrics end with the singer admitting that he could not recount everything he saw and ending with the refrain of "Yankee Doodle, keep it up."
The song's lyrics were originally created by British soldiers during the French and Indian War to mock colonists and American troops. However, after the colonists occupied Boston in 1775, they reclaimed the song and made it their own, altering the lyrics to emphasize American patriotism. The song became widely popular during the American Revolution and remains a popular American folk song to this day.
Line by Line Meaning
Father and I went down to camp,
My father and I went to the army camp.
Along with Captain Gooding;
Captain Gooding came with us.
And there we saw the men and boys,
We saw the soldiers and the young boys.
As thick as hasty pudding.
They were crowded together like a thick pudding.
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Continue your patriotic spirit, Yankee Doodle.
Yankee doodle dandy;
You're a classy, fashionable Yankee Doodle.
Mind the music and the step,
Pay attention to the music and marching steps.
And with the girls be handy.
And be flirtatious with the girls.
There was Captain Washington
We saw Captain Washington.
Upon a slapping stallion,
He was riding a magnificent horse.
A-giving orders to his men,
He was giving orders to his soldiers.
I guess there was a million.
There were so many soldiers it felt like a million.
And then the feathers on his hat,
His hat had magnificent feathers on it.
They looked so' tarnal fin-a,
The feathers looked superb and magnificent.
I wanted pockily to get
I really wanted to have
To give to my Jemima.
To give to my girlfriend Jemima.
And then we saw a swamping gun,
We saw a big gun.
Large as a log of maple;
It was as large as a maple log.
Upon a deuced little cart,
It was mounted onto a tiny cart.
A load for father's cattle.
It was the type of load we would use for father's cattle.
And every time they shoot it off,
Every time they shoot the gun,
It takes a horn of powder;
They use a lot of gunpowder.
It makes a noise like father's gun,
It sounds like my father's gun,
Only a nation louder.
But much, much louder.
I went as nigh to one myself,
I got close to one myself.
As' Siah's underpinning;
As close as Siah's underwear.
And father went as nigh agin,
Father got close to one too.
I thought the deuce was in him.
I was scared for him, thinking he might get hurt.
We saw a little barrel, too,
We also saw a small barrel.
The heads were made of leather;
The ends were made of leather.
They knocked upon it with little clubs,
They hit it with small clubs.
And called the folks together.
This was to call everyone together.
And there they'd fife away like fun,
They would play a fife with enthusiasm.
And play on cornstalk fiddles,
They would also play music using cornstalk fiddles.
And some had ribbons red as blood,
Some had red ribbons as bright as blood.
All bound around their middles.
The ribbons were tied around their waists.
The troopers, too, would gallop up
The soldiers on horseback would gallop up.
And fire right in our faces;
They would shoot their guns towards us.
It scared me almost to death
It was so scary that I almost died of fright.
To see them run such races.
To see them go so fast on their horses.
Uncle Sam came there to change
Uncle Sam was there to exchange.
Some pancakes and some onions,
He brought pancakes and onions to exchange.
For' lasses cake to carry home
In exchange, he got some cake to bring home to his family.
To give his wife and young ones.
He wanted to bring it home to give to his wife and children.
But I can't tell half I see
I wasn't able to tell everything I saw.
They kept up such a smother;
Things were so noisy and chaotic.
So I took my hat off, made a bow,
I took off my hat and bowed.
And scampered home to mother.
And then I ran all the way home to see my mother.
Cousin Simon grew so bold,
My cousin Simon became very brave.
I thought he would have cocked it;
I thought he would pull out his gun.
It scared me so I streaked it off,
I was so scared that I ran away.
And hung by father's pocket.
I held onto my father's pocket for safety.
And there I saw a pumpkin shell,
And then I saw a pumpkin shell.
As big as mother's basin;
It was as big as my mother's bowl.
And every time they touched it off,
Every time they fired it,
They scampered like the nation.
Everyone ran away very quickly.
Yankee doodle, keep it up,
Keep up the good work, Yankee Doodle!
Yankee doodle dandy;
You're a real stylish Yankee Doodle!
Mind the music and the step,
Pay attention to the music and your marching steps.
And with the girls be handy.
And be sure to flirt with the girls.
Contributed by Natalie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dave Common
on DJ Poolie Vs 12'' Massive - Rave Heaven (Donk Mix)
dave the rave no1raver northeast legend dave common clubland rave heaven new monkey rave heaven rocknaions
Dave Common
on DJ Poolie Vs 12'' Massive - Rave Heaven (Donk Mix)
me dave the rave no1raver northeast legend rave heaven clubland rocknaions new monkey
Hartianna Nainggolan
on shae - sayang
Sabarr y sayang..
Karna dirimulh semngat hidupku..