1. Yankee Doodle http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yankee_doodle_1776.jpg#file

2. Introduction • Yankee Doodle was originally sung by the British military officers to tease the colonists. • But the Americans took that as an insult and turned it around, and then Yankee doddle became a patriotic song.

3. Fact #1 • The tune for “Yankee Doodle” was from an American nursery rhyme, “Lucy Locket.”

4. Fact #2 • In this song, “macaroni” is not referring to pasta. • Macaroni was a well-known term to describe fancy clothing that the British would wear to special occasions. • Macaroni is also known as fops, popinjays, or dandies.

5. Fact #3 • The term “doodle” first appeared in the early 17th century and comes from the low German dudel, meaning “fool” or “simpleton.”

6. Fact #4 The original version of Yankee Doodle Brother Ephraim sold his cow And bought him a commission; And then he went to Canada To fight for the nation But when Ephraim came back home He proved an arrant coward He wouldn’t fight the French men there For fear of being devour’d

7. Fact #5 • Did you know that there is a rose in New England is called the Yankee Doodle Rose? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rose_Yankee_Doodle.jpg#file

8. Conclusion • Yankee doodle is taught to every American child and is a very popular patriotic song. • Most people think it is just a silly song, but they would be surprised at what a big part of American history it is.

9. Sources • http://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/04/yankee-doodle-fun-facts/ • http://lsned.com/facts/yankee-doodle-macaroni/ • http://www.yankeedoodles.net/generalhistory2.htm • http://commons.wikimedia.org

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