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Yankee Doodle isn't a person. Yankee is what the American colonies were called. Doodle was another word for fool. If you think an American wrote Yankee Doodle, you're wrong. A British person who disliked Americans wrote it. The British sang it to insult the Americans, but the Americans thought it was so funny they made it they're song
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What did Yankee Doodle put in his hat?
Yankee doodle put a feather in his hat and called it macaroni Yankee doodle put a "feather in his hat and called it macaroni"!
What state has the song Yankee doodle?
Connecticut
What is the funny version of Yankee doodle?
Yankee doodle went to town bought a bag of peaches, ran so fast that coming home he smashed them all to pieces
Which patriotic song was officially written to insult america?
Yankee Doodle
Did the british sing Yankee doodle to make fun of the Americans?
Yes, it was a negative term deemed at the soldiers the British served with in the French and Indian War.
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