| Show british Britis army hArmy surgeon yankee doodle author although the origin of our first national air Is regarded by some author atles as uncertain a tradition has baa it that yankee doodle was written la in 1755 1753 by dr richard shuckburgh Shuck burgh a british army surgeon at the old van rensselaer manor near rensselaer Bens selaer N Y according to the detroit free press anyway it Is this old dutch house for the rehabilitation and preservation er of which an appropriation was obtained from the new york legislature the shuckburgh Shuck burgh legend states that the doctor was standing by the old stone well on the van vail rensselaer Ilens selaer property when a detachment of colonial troops marched back from the french and indian war their ragged condition inspired in the doctor the words of yankee doodle which were written in derl derision ston the original name of the song was the yankees return F efrom rom camp several versions havo have developed in the course of time the melody was suited to the fifes cifes and drums of the continental army and during the revolutionary war troops picked it up and popularized it |
