Yankee Doodle Boy / The Yankee Doodle Dandy

Words & Music:

George M. Cohan

Cohan wrote this as part of his 1905 musical "Little Johnny Jones"; one of the first true musicals on Broadway.  This musical also yielded "Give My Regards To Broadway" & "You're A Grand Old Flag.  I need the chords for the verses to this!

 

CHORUS:

Bb                  C7       F7                   Bb

I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy! A Yankee Doodle, do or die!

G7                     Cm           C7                      F7

A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the Fourth of July.

     Bb                  C7          F7                     Bb

I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart, she's my Yankee Doodle joy!

Bb     F7     Bb      F7     Bb      F7       Bb   Bb7

Yankee Doodle came to London just to ride the ponies.

C7     F7            Bb

I am a Yankee Doodle Boy!

 

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.

That ain't a josh, she's a Yankee, by gosh!

Oh, say can you see anything about a Yankee that's a phony?

 

CHORUS:

 

Father's name was Hezikiah,

Mother's name was Ann Maria [pronounced "Muh-rye-uh"].

Yanks through and through - Red, White and Blue

Father was so Yankee-hearted that when the Spanish war was started,

He slipped on a uniform and hopped upon a pony.

My mother's mother was a Yankee true,

My father's father was a Yankee too:

That's going some for the Yankees, by gum.

Oh, say can you see anything about my pedigree that's phony?

 

CHORUS:

 




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