To Thomas Jefferson from Anonymous, 23 September 1807
23 Sep 1807
Song
1
Now my dear friend to me attend
And listen what I say sir
How on the fourth of Hottest month
We made the British pray sir
2d
When they in Philadelphia were
We floated down the kegs sir
Which made a rumpus in the town
And most wore out their legs sir
3
And when we floated down the kegs
By Washingtons permission
O What fun it was to see
Them wasete their Amunition
4
And when the tide it did run out
The kegs shut up the city
The folks all turned themselvs about
And said it was a pity
5
That we cant drive those kegs away
And make them think we are stronger
For if we donot look out sharp
They’ll worry us longer
6
The poor old kegs now ready stand
To see what they could do sir
Twas pop out here and pop off there
Was all that they could do sir
Chorus
The British are a dirty set
The Devil he will catch them
Americans they need not fret
For God will not forget them
Yankee doodle doodle doo
Yankee doodle dandy
Yankee doodle doodle doo
Americans are the dandy
DLC: Papers of Thomas Jefferson.