Song of Connecticut

CT State Symbols
Song of Connecticut
By Nora Kirkeby
Apr 16, 2006, 17:37 PST

Yankee Doodle
by Richard Shuckburgh
Adopted October 8, 1978

Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni.

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

Unofficial Additional Verses for the Song

Father and I went down to camp
Along with Captain Gooding
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.

Repeat Chorus

There was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion
A-giving orders to his men
I guess there was a million.

Repeat Chorus

Listen to the music for Yankee Doodle
Courtesy of HomewithGod

Courtesy of the National Park Service Historic Photograph Collection