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• Song Lyrics & Words• Yankee Doodle went to town

A-riding on a ponyStuck a feather in his capAnd called it macaroni.Yankee Doodle, keep it upYankee Doodle dandyMind the music and the stepAnd with the girls be handy.

YankeeOriginally a term referring to the Dutch

settlers of the New Netherland colony, but eventually applying to English settlers in

adjacent colonies

Pony

A ridiculous form of transportation for a full grown man, much like our modern segway

Macaroni Macaroni was a fashion style in England known for being outlandish, by simply putting a feather in his cap Yankee Doodle is showing his backwardness

“Doodle”A word stemming from the German language, meaning fool

Dandy 17th Century Pretty Boy

Diversity and inclusion

• Inherent in the word Yankee Doodle itself, one of the oldest and most enduring terms for an American (especially in the North East) is the result of the interaction between three different languages and ethnicities