George Michael Cohan (pronounced Ko-han; July 3, 1878 – November 5, 1942), … Read Full Bio ↴George Michael Cohan (pronounced Ko-han; July 3, 1878 – November 5, 1942), known professionally as George M. Cohan, was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and producer.
Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans." Beginning with Little Johnny Jones in 1904, he wrote, composed, produced, and appeared in more than three dozen Broadway musicals. Cohan published more than 300 songs during his lifetime, including the standards "Over There", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "The Yankee Doodle Boy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag". As a composer, he was one of the early members of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He displayed remarkable theatrical longevity, appearing in films until the 1930s, and continuing to perform as a headline artist until 1940.
Known in the decade before World War I as "the man who owned Broadway", he is considered the father of American musical comedy. His life and music were depicted in the Academy Award-winning film Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and the 1968 musical George M!. A statue of Cohan in Times Square in New York City commemorates his contributions to American musical theatre.
Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans." Beginning with Little Johnny Jones in 1904, he wrote, composed, produced, and appeared in more than three dozen Broadway musicals. Cohan published more than 300 songs during his lifetime, including the standards "Over There", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "The Yankee Doodle Boy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag". As a composer, he was one of the early members of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He displayed remarkable theatrical longevity, appearing in films until the 1930s, and continuing to perform as a headline artist until 1940.
Known in the decade before World War I as "the man who owned Broadway", he is considered the father of American musical comedy. His life and music were depicted in the Academy Award-winning film Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and the 1968 musical George M!. A statue of Cohan in Times Square in New York City commemorates his contributions to American musical theatre.
Yankee Doodle
George M. Cohan Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Yankee Doodle' by these artists:
Anuradha Javeri Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony He stuck a…
Baby Genius yankee Doodle came to town, Riding on a pony; He stuck a…
Baby Sleep Conservatory Yankee doodle went to town Riding on a pony Stuck a feather…
Cedarmont Kids Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony He stuck a…
Children Music Unlimited rrhndrhuebdhdobdduhseihd rjdrhd dgusebduiddhebdhrhfr c rhfbj…
Chris Phillips Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony He stuck a…
Cocomelon [Verse 1] Yankee Doodle went to town (A-)riding on a pony He…
Countdown Kids Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony Stuck a feathe…
Eric Rogers Choir and Orchestra Yankee Doodle never went to town I just discovered the stor…
Judy Garland ~Tommy~ I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy, Yankee Doodle do or di…
Juice Music Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony Stuck a feathe…
Little Baby Bum Nursery Rhyme Friends Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony, Stuck a feath…
Pete Seeger Yankee Doodle came to town, A-ridin' on a pony; He stuck a…
Robert Shaw Chorale Yankee Doodle came to town A-riding on a pony, Stuck a feath…
Suzzy Roche Yankee Doodle went to town riding a pony stuck a…
The Countdown Kids Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony Stuck a feat…
The Eric Rogers Chorale and Orchestra Yankee Doodle never went to town I just discovered the stor…
The Wonder Kids Yankee Doodle went to town Riding on a pony, Stuck a feather…
US Army Chorus Father and I went down to camp Along with Captain Gooding An…
Wonder Kids Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony Stuck a feat…
[unknown] Yankee Doodle Father and I went down to eamp, Along with Ca…
We have lyrics for these tracks by George M. Cohan:
Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway My mother's name was Mary She was so good and true Because…
Give My Regards to Broadway Did you ever see two Yankees part upon a foreign…
Grand Old Rag My mother's name was Mary She was so good and true Because…
Harrigan Who is the man who will spend or will even…
I If time stood still And the universe should cease to…
Little Johnny James: Give My Regards to Broadway Did you ever see two Yankees part Upon a foreign…
Little Johnny Jones Liberty: Give my regards to Broadway Did you ever see two Yankees part Upon a foreign…
Little Johnny Jones Sequence Did you ever see two Yankees part Upon a foreign…
Little Johnny Jones: Give My Regards to Broadway Did you ever see two Yankees part Upon a foreign…
Mary My mother's name was Mary She was so good and true Because…
Mary's a Grand Old Name My mother's name was Mary She was so good and true Because…
Marys a Grand Old Name My mother's name was Mary She was so good and true Because…
Medley Nants‘ngonyama bakithi Baba. ‘Ngonyama. Nants‘ngonyama bakit…
Over There Johnnie, get your gun Get your gun, get your gun Take it…
Over There: Intro Johnnie, get your gun Get your gun, get your gun Take it…
Yankee Doodle Boy I'm the kid that's all the candy I'm a Yankee Doodle…
You There's a feeling comes a-stealing And it sets my brain a-re…
You're a Grand Old Flag There's a feeling comes a-stealing And it sets my brain a-re…
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I'm the kid that's all the candy
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy
I'm glad I am
(So's Uncle Sam)
I'm a real live Yankee Doodle
Made my name and fame and boodle
Just like Mister Doodle did, by riding on a pony
I love to listen to the Dixey [Dixie] strain
"I long to see the girl I left behind me"
And that ain't a josh
She's a Yankee, by gosh
(Oh, say can you see
Anything about a Yankee that's a phoney?)
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy
A Yankee Doodle, do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
Born on the Fourth of July
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
She's my Yankee Doodle joy
Yankee Doodle came to London
Just to ride the ponies
I am the Yankee Doodle Boy
Father's name was Hezikiah
Mother's name was Ann Maria
Yanks through and through
(Red, white and blue)
Father was so Yankee hearted
When the Spanish War was started
He slipped upon his uniform and hopped up on a pony
My mother's mother was a Yankee true
My father's father was a Yankee too
And that's going some
For the Yankees, by gum
(Oh, say can you see
Anything about my pedigree that's phoney
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy
A Yankee Doodle, do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
Born on the Fourth of July
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
She's my Yankee Doodle joy
Yankee Doodle came to London
Just to ride the ponies
I am the Yankee Doodle Boy
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A song that inspired this song
We're a happy team at Hawthorn
We're the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
We love our Club, and we play to win,
Riding the bumps with a grin (at Hawthorn).
Come what may, you'll find us striving
Team work is the thing that talks,
One for all and all for one
Is the way we play at Hawthorn.
We are the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
Torres de Jorge Christian Armando
I'm the kid that's all the candy
I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy
I'm glad I am
(So's Uncle Sam)
I'm a real live Yankee Doodle
Made my name and fame and boodle
Just like Mister Doodle did, by riding on a pony
I love to listen to the Dixie strain
I long to see the girl I left behind me
And that ain't a josh
She's a Yankee, by gosh
(Oh, say can you see
Anything about a Yankee that's a phony?)
I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy
A Yankee Doodle, do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
Born on the Fourth of July
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
She's my Yankee Doodle joy
Yankee Doodle came to London
Just to ride the ponies
I am the Yankee Doodle boy
Father's name was Hezikiah
Mother's name was Ann Maria
Yanks through and through
(Red, white and blue)
“A Yankee Doodle, do or die— George M. Cohan
Father was so Yankee hearted
When the Spanish War was started
He slipped upon his uniform
And hopped up on a pony
My mother's mother was a Yankee true
My father's father was a Yankee too
And that's going some
For the Yankees, by gum
(Oh, say can you see
Anything about my pedigree that's phony)
I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy
A Yankee Doodle, do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
Born on the Fourth of July
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
She's my Yankee Doodle joy
Yankee Doodle came to London
Just to ride the ponies
I am the Yankee Doodle boy
Mystics
GO THE HAWKS
We're a happy team at Hawthorn
We're the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
We love our Club, and we play to win,
Riding the bumps with a grin (at Hawthorn).
Come what may, you'll find us striving
Team work is the thing that talks,
One for all and all for one
Is the way we play at Hawthorn.
We re the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
Billy
Best version I ever have heard, Billy Murray did it great too.
Nellie K. Adaba
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BusinessOfRhythm
@Nellie K. Adaba I love you
DerM ann
George M Cohan was perhaps one of the most patriotic Americans to have ever lived.
God bless him, and I hope that we all can strive to be a tenth as great as he was.
Silent Film Studios
But what about TF2 Soldier?
Noctifer
How can you be patriotic with such a horrible disgrace of society like we live in now
Thomas Ferrusi
either that, or enjoy some jimmy cagney
Spartan Goku
@Noctifer because that’s the first step towards fixing it.
Nellie K. Adaba
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Harold Farthington
I’d pay these guys to just do instrumentals of these