YANKEE DOODLE

Cornwallis led a country dance the like was never seen, sir.
With retrograde and much advance, and all with General Green, sir

They rambled up, they rambled down; joined hands and off they run, sir,
Our General Green to Charleston, the Earl to Wilmington, sir.

CHORUS:
Yankee Doodle, keep it up,
Yankee Doodle Dandy,
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

Green in the south then danced a set and got a mighty name, sir.
Cornwallis jigged with young ‘Fayette, but suffered in his fame, sir.

Then down he figured to the shore, most like a lordly dancer,
and on his courtly honor swore, he would no more advance, sir!

CHORUS

This music soon forgets to play, his feet can move no more, sir,
And all his lads now curse the day they jig-stepped to our shore, sir!

Now Tories all what can you say, come is not this a griper?
That while your hopes are danced away,
‘tis you must pay the piper!

CHORUS

from DC, Jillian Smith?

See "CORNWALLIS' COUNTRY DANCE" in DigiTrad. It has more verses, but lacks the chorus. -JoeClone, 06-Jun-01.