The Origin Of Yankee Doodle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEBEFFGFHFIF FFJFKLJLFJFJMJMJ NFOFPQJQRJSJJJJJ TJUJVJWJXJYJZJZJ| Once in a time old Johnny Bull | A |
| Flew in a raging fury | B |
| And swore that Jonathan should have | C |
| No trials sir by jury | B |
| That no elections should be held | D |
| Across the briny waters | E |
| And now said he I'll tax the tea | B |
| Of all his sons and daughters | E |
| Then down he sate in burly state | F |
| And blustered like a grandee | F |
| And in derision made a tune | G |
| Called Yankee doodle dandy | F |
| Yankee doodle these are the facts | H |
| Yankee doodle dandy | F |
| My son of wax your tea I'll tax | I |
| You Yankee doodle dandy | F |
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| John sent the tea from o'er the sea | F |
| With heavy duties rated | F |
| But whether hyson or bohea | J |
| I never heard it stated | F |
| Then Jonathan to pout began | K |
| He laid a strong embargo | L |
| I'll drink no tea by Jove so he | J |
| Threw overboard the cargo | L |
| Next Johnny sent an armament | F |
| Big looks and words to bandy | J |
| Whose martial band when near the land | F |
| Played Yankee doodle dandy | J |
| Yankee doodle keep it up | M |
| Yankee doodle dandy | J |
| I'll poison with a tax your cup | M |
| You Yankee doodle dandy | J |
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| A long war then they had in which | N |
| John was at last defeated | F |
| And Yankee doodle was the march | O |
| To which his troops retreated | F |
| Young Jonathan to see them fly | P |
| Could not restrain his laughter | Q |
| That tune said he suits to a T | J |
| I'll sing it ever after | Q |
| Old Johnny's face to his disgrace | R |
| Was flushed with beer and brandy | J |
| E'en while he swore to sing no more | S |
| This Yankee doodle dandy | J |
| Yankee doodle ho ha he | J |
| Yankee doodle dandy | J |
| We kept the tune but not the tea | J |
| Yankee doodle dandy | J |
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| I've told you now the origin | T |
| Of this most lively ditty | J |
| Which Johnny Bull pronounces dull | U |
| And silly what a pity | J |
| With Hail Columbia it is sung | V |
| In chorus full and hearty | J |
| On land and main we breathe the strain | W |
| John made for his tea party | J |
| No matter how we rhyme the words | X |
| The music speaks them handy | J |
| And where's the fair can't sing the air | Y |
| Of Yankee doodle dandy | J |
| Yankee doodle firm and true | Z |
| Yankee doodle dandy | J |
| Yankee doodle doodle doo | Z |
| Yankee doodle dandy | J |
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