Show origin orgin of yankee doodle the tune of 0 yankee doodle said S J adair biltz gerald in his stories of famous songs has been traced as far back as oliver time when in words similar to our own it was sung in derision of th the e great protector or usurper wh you like the air was handed down to the puritans aud and finally became a new england jig in the natural order ot of things it was fitted with appropriate words by some revolutionary rhymester and served sucu such an excellent purpose in satirizing satir izing the british troops that it was adopted throughout the colonies as the patriotic sour sons ot of lie slina of liberty |