Yankee Doodle went to town...Mm-hm, yeah. Riding on a pony...Ok. Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni...Wait. What? What’s going on here? Why would Yankee Doodle do something like that?

Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony, Stuck a feather in his cap And called it macaroni. [Chorus] Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy, Mind the music and the step, ...

Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony; He stuck a feather in his cap And called it “Macaroni.” Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle Dandy; Mind the music and the step And… ...

Reason Behind the Rhyme: 'Yankee Doodle' Most of us can sing the dance tune "Yankee Doodle" without too much trouble. ... "Yankee Doodle, came to town riding on a pony.

With Independence Day celebration just around the corner, we Americans will surely hear "Yankee Doodle Went to Town." It has become a favorite American marching tune.

According to the town manager, the “Yankee Doodle” song originated in 1775 when a Billerica man went to Boston to buy a gun.