Show ORIGIN OF YANKEE DOODLE tune Is believed Bel eved to have pertained to a 2 cr clentry dance in a ger nan ian province theories concerning the orlin orl in ln of flip air of I 1 laj ikee doolie doo lie ham 1 banc in 1 en ell as numerous a as those touching tl 11 0 birthplace of homer one of the most moat interesting an I 1 I 1 Is thought the latest speculation in this regard comes fiam german V I 1 Is contended that the hie tune pertained to a bounto dince dance of tile the district of 0 the former pro province Nince of kur hesse that it nas mas called the aim and that the air N as also alpo placed as a military march ba b bands of hessian troops during tho the nar ar of tile the resolution in the dances of the Sch alm the gorman aul bority annab aa struck b their similar ian it in form ant an 1 to labre doodle it II Is assumed that as man of the ile hessians anbo ho served in ambri ci ca bere recruited recruit cd in this his district thon the carried yankee doodle ath them let chile this thor theor m ma be b cir car as to the melo IN it foes not con Inc explain its introduction into america ki tor for the clr anas as here I 1 ong long before tit hessian troops came mt mintron often of it apt ap ears in a tic learlon date of september wd and it la Is traditionally tradition all supposed oed to hio ba a leon brought to the attention of 0 th the e colonial arm in 1735 when ihen dr burgh a surgeon in the regul ir british arni arm it to tile the colonials as on of the most celebre celear cele brt it e c I 1 airs of 0 martial music tle tho sun day magazine |