One of my favorite 4th of July songs is The Yankee Doodle Boy by George M. Cohan, a Broadway composer. This is over a 100 years old–the Ragtime era. George and I were both born on July 3, which may explain why we love the 4th of July.
I’m a Yankee Doodle dandy
A Yankee Doodle, do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
Born on the Fourth of July
A Yankee Doodle, do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
Born on the Fourth of July
I’ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
She’s my Yankee Doodle joy
Yankee Doodle came to London
Just to ride the ponies
I am the Yankee Doodle boy
She’s my Yankee Doodle joy
Yankee Doodle came to London
Just to ride the ponies
I am the Yankee Doodle boy
C. T. Suddeth 
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