Yankee Doodle

"Yankee Doodle"
The first verse and refrain of "Yankee Doodle", engraved on the footpath in a park
Song
Published1755

"Yankee Doodle" is a traditional song and nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War. It is often sung patriotically in the United States today. It is the state song of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501.