A 1916 popular march song.
Words and music by Will L. Livernash.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Chic Yankee girl, hair all in curl
Home from a foreign land
She caused a whirl with Dukes and Earls
Who sought to win her hand
Warriors bold, jewels and gold
Her true heart could not sway
Her face grew bright, her heart grew light
She smiled and then would say
Chorus
Just a Yankee Doodle Boy is good enough for me
Just a son of Uncle Sammy from a land so free
Makes no diff’rence whether Blue or Gray
For there is no North of South today
Just a Yankee Doodle Boy is good enough for me
- Nations can brag, boast of their flag
Tell of their victories
But there’s no name has won more fame
Than Washington Grant of Lee
Yankees are brave where Old Glory waves
Whether on land or sea
That’s why I say the U. S. A.
And Yankee boy for me
Sung here by Vancha March: