Yankee Doodle Came To Town
The Heritage of the Famous Song
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2 min readJan 29, 2021
By Mark Bowser
“Yankee doodle came to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat, and called him macaroni.”
We all know the words but do we know the heritage? How a song that was designed to ridicule became a victory cry of triumph.