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Lyrics James Cagney as George M. Cohan performing "The Yankee Doodle Boy" in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Verse 1. I'm the kid that's all the candy, 1 I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy, I'm glad I am, So's Uncle Sam. I'm a real live Yankee Doodle, Made my name and fame and boodle, Just like Mister Doodle did, by riding on a pony. I love to listen to the ...
A real Character at the late Masquerade", a 1773 mezzotint by Philip Dawe. The tune of "Yankee Doodle" is thought to be much older than the lyrics, being well known across western Europe, including England, France, Netherlands, Hungary, and Spain. [3] The melody of the song may have originated from an Irish tune "All the way to Galway" in which ...
Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". [2] It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis. Joan Leslie's singing voice was partially dubbed by ...
Give My Regards to Broadway. 1904 sheet music cover. "Give My Regards to Broadway" is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones which debuted in 1904 in New York . Cohan, playing the title character, sings this song as his friend is about to sail to America, looking for evidence aboard the ship that will clear ...
Harrigan (song) " Harrigan " is a song written by George M. Cohan for the short-lived 1908 Broadway musical Fifty Miles from Boston when it was introduced by James C. Marlowe. [1] It celebrates, and to some extent mocks, his own Irish heritage. It is also an affectionate homage to Edward Harrigan, a previous great Irish American contributor to ...
Little Johnny Jones. Little Johnny Jones is a musical by George M. Cohan. The show introduced Cohan's tunes "Give My Regards to Broadway" and " The Yankee Doodle Boy ." The "Yankee Doodle" character was inspired by real-life Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan .
Born on the Fourth of July, published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line from George M. Cohan 's patriotic 1904 song, "The Yankee Doodle Boy" (also known as "Yankee Doodle Dandy").
Yankee Doodle, do or die. Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit. Yankee to the ranks from the towns and the tanks. Make your mother proud of you And the old red, white, and blue. Chorus Over there, over there, Send the word, send the word over there That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming, The drums rum-tumming everywhere.