Mudcat Café message #3790425

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Thread #49421 Message #3790425
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
15-May-16 - 07:57 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Yeller Gals - Doodle or Do Not?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Yeller Gals - Doodle or Do Not?

The chantey was obviously written by British sailors taken prisoner by the Americans during the Revolutionary War.

Addressed to "Yankee Doodle."

(Yeah, right.)