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By George M. Cohan
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.
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.
What came before online music, before CDs, even before LP records? It will sound a lot different than the music in your earbuds! Then read about how Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. Part of science is to keep inventing new things and making them better.
The Library of Congress offers free materials to help teach the historical context behind the original Yankee Doodle ditty, as well as many other popular U.S. songs.
