Verse 1: Brother Ephraim sold his Cow and bought him a Commission,
And then he went to Canada to fight for the Nation.
But when Ephraim he came home he proved an arrant Coward,
He wou'dn't fight the Frenchmen there for fear of being devour'd.

Verse 1: A Yankee Boy is trim and tall, And never over fat, sir,
At dance, or frolic, hope and ball, as nimble as a rat, sir.

Chorus: Yankee Doodle guard your coast, Yankee Doodle dandy,
Fear not then nor threat nor boast, Yankee Doodle dandy.
(Repeat after each verse)

Verse 2: He's always out on training day, commencement or election,
At truck and trade he knows the way, of thriving to perfection.

Verse 3: His door is always open found, his cider of the best, sir,
His board with pumpkin pye is crown'd, and welcome every guest, sir.

Verse 4: Though rough and little is his farm, that little is his own, sir,
His hand is strong, his heart is warm, 'tis truth and honor's throne, sir.

Verse 5: His country is his pride and boast, he'll ever prove true blue, sir,
When call'd upon to give his toast, 'tis Yankee Doodle, doo, sir.

Verse 1: Yankee Doodle went to town a-riding on a pony,
Stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni.

Chorus A: Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy,
Mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy.

Verse 1: Father and I went down to camp along with Captian Gooding (or Goodwin),
And there we saw the men and boys as thick as hasty pudding.

Chorus A: Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy,
Mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy.
(Repeat after each verse)

Verse 2: And there was General Washington upon a snow white charger,
He looked as big as all outdoors, some thought he was much larger.

Verse 3: And there was Col'nel Putnam too, Dres't in his regimentals,
I guess as how the British king can't whip our Continentals.

Verse 4: And there they had a copper gun big as a log of maple,
They tied it to a wooden cart, a load for Father's cattle.

Verse 5: And ev'ry time they fired it off, it took a horn of powder,
It made a noise like Father's gun, only a nation louder.

Verse 6: I went as near to it myself as any body dare go,
And Father went as near again, I thought he dar'nt do so.

Verse 7: And there I see'd a little keg all bound around with leather,
They beat it with two little sticks to call the men together.

Verse 8: And there they fif'd away like fem and play'd on cornstalk fiddles,
And some had ribbins round their hats, and some around their middles.

Verse 9: The troopers, too, would gallop up and fir'd in all directions,
I thought they really meant to kill all the cow boys in the nation.

Verse 10: But I can't tell you half I see'd, they kept up such a smother,
I took my hat off, made a bow, and scamper'd home to mother.