Chorus Capo I A5 B5 I m a Yankee Doodle Dandy E5 E5 A5 A Yankee Doodle, do or die F#5 B5 A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam B5 E5 E5 Born on the Fourth of July A5 B5 I ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart E5 E5 A5 She s my Yankee Doodle joy A5 E5 A5 E5 Yankee Doodle came to London A5 E5 A5 E5 Just to ride the ponies B5 E5 E5 A5 I am the Yankee Doodle Boy I m the kid that s all the candy I m a Yankee Doodle Dandy I m glad I am (So s Uncle Sam ) I m a real live Yankee Doodle Made my name and fame and boodle Just like Mister Doodle did, by riding on a pony I love to listen to the Dixey [Dixie] strain I long to see the girl I left behind me And that ain t a josh She s a Yankee, by gosh (Oh, say can you see Anything about a Yankee that s a phoney?) Father s name was Hezikiah Mother s name was Ann Maria Yanks through and through (Red, white and blue) Father was so Yankee hearted When the Spanish War was started He slipped upon his uniform and hopped up on a pony My mother s mother was a Yankee true My father s father was a Yankee too And that s going some For the Yankees, by gum (Oh, say can you see Anything about my pedigree that s phoney A5 B5 I m a Yankee Doodle Dandy E5 E5 A5 A Yankee Doodle, do or die F#5 B5 A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam B5 E5 E5 Born on the Fourth of July A5 B5 I ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart E5 E5 A5 She s my Yankee Doodle joy A5 E5 A5 E5 Yankee Doodle came to London A5 E5 A5 E5 Just to ride the ponies B5 E5 E5 A5 I am the Yankee Doodle Boy