Yankee Doodle Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

GFath'r and I went down to Dcamp,

 AGlong with Cap'n GooD7din',

 And Gthere we saw the Cmen and boys

 As Dthick as hasty Gpuddin'.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 And Gthere we saw a thousand Dmen

 As Grich as Squire DaD7vid,

 And Gwhat they wasted Cevery day,

 I Dwish it could be Gsaved.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 The 'Glasses they eat it every Dday,

 Would Gkeep a house a winD7ter;

 They Ghave so much, that CI'll be bound,

 They Deat it when they've Gmind ter.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 And Gthere I see a swamping Dgun

GLarge as a log of maD7ple,

 UGpon a deuced Clittle cart,

 A Dload for father's Gcattle.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 And Gevery time they shoot it Doff,

 It Gtakes a horn of powD7der,

 and Gmakes a noise like Cfather's gun,

DOnly a nation Glouder.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 I Gwent as nigh to one myDself

 As 'GSiah's inderD7pinning;

 And Gfather went as Cnigh again,

 I Dthought the deuce was Gin him.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

GCousin Simon grew so Dbold,

 I Gthought he would have cocked D7it;

 It Gscared me so I Cshrinked it off

 And Dhung by father's Gpocket.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 And GCap'n Davis had a Dgun,

 He Gkind of clapt his hand D7on't

 And Gstuck a crooked Cstabbing iron

 UDpon the little Gend on't

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 And Gthere I see a pumpkin Dshell

 As Gbig as mother's baD7son,

 And Gevery time they Ctouched it off

 They Dscampered like the Gnation.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 I Gsee a little barrel Dtoo,

 The Gheads were made of leatD7her;

 They Gknocked on it with Clittle clubs

 And Dcalled the folks toGgether.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 And Gthere was Cap'n WashingDton,

 And Ggentle folks about D7him;

 They Gsay he's grown so 'Ctarnal proud

 He Dwill not ride withGout em'.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 He Ggot him on his meeting Dclothes,

 UGpon a slapping stallD7ion;

 He Gsat the world aClong in rows,

 In Dhundreds and in Gmillions.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 The Gflaming ribbons in his Dhat,

 They Glooked so tearing fine, D7ah,

 I Gwanted dreadfully Cto get

 To Dgive to my JeGmima.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 I Gsee another snarl of Dmen

 A Gdigging graves they told D7me,

 So 'Gtarnal long, so 'Ctarnal deep,

 They 'Dtended they should Ghold me.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

 It Gscared me so, I hooked it Doff,

 Nor Gstopped, as I rememD7ber,

 Nor Gturned about till CI got home,

 Locked Dup in mother's Gchamber.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

Lyrics added by the South during the Civil War:

Yankee Doodle went to town

A-riding on A pony

Stuck a feather in his hat

And called it macaroni.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

Father and I went down to camp

Along with Captain Gooding

And there we saw the men and boys

As thick as hasty pudding.

CYankee Doodle keep it up,

GYankee Doodle dandy,

CMind the music and the step,

 And Gwith the D7girls be Ghandy.

There was Captain Washington

Upon a slapping stallion

A-giving orders to his men

I guess there was a million.