Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-08
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD: WEDNESDAY. OCT g Se1
From the Charleston Courier. ]
0Yankee DOOdIess'
BIZ BEN :. sLocunB.

From the Charleston Courier.
"Yankee Doodles"
BIZ BEN =. sLocuNB.
Yankee-D Doodle is the tune
The Northerners delight in,
"Yankee-doodle," so they say.
SIS just the tune for fightin'. ~-,s
sYankee doodle doodle -dOo,
Yankee-dooae dandy,
Observation-Disclosures,
1t is SO Gerry handy.
Yankee-doodle be got mad,
And swore he'd whip somebody,
So he bought jug of rum,
And took sweetened toddy!
Yankee Observation-Disclosures,
Yankee.doodle dandy,
Yankee-doodle doode-doo,
Is fond Of rum and brandy!
Yankee-doodle came "doun South"
The rebel folks to swallow,
With Richmond first he'd grease his mouth,
The rest would fill his hoLloao!
Yankee-doodle, fe fau, fun, g..
Yankee.doodle dandy,
Yankee-doodle beat his drum,
And licked his 'lasses candyl
Yankee.doodle started on .
The road to Richmond City.
He smacked his lip with brandy flip,
And then grew wondrous witty.
Yankee d0odle-dOodle.d0O,
Yankee-doode dandy,
"The rebel pigmcs" 80 he said,
"l'll swallow up quite handy
Yankee.doodle at Bull Run,
Was filled with roars of laughter,
To see "the ragged rebels run ~
'Isoas Doodle they acre UTTER!
Observation-Disclosures,
Yankee-doodle dandy,
ooh, Lord" be said, II did't think
These rebels could fight so handy"
Then Yankee-doodle turned around
Aud sough, new direction.
There never was road so straight,
That bad not some detection.
Observation-Disclosures
Yankee.doodle dandy,
Yankee-duodle found his road
Was not SO very handy.
But Yankee-doodle marched right up,
Right up to Richmond City,
The joke he thought was wondrous good
Alb, wasn't he quite witty?
Odle-dOOdledoo,
Yanl ee-dOode dandy,
Yankee.doOdle-doo
For joking is so handy!
Yankee-doodle fought six days.
And to explain the case sir,
Was whipt away, but s,c0re he Warnt,
And only changed his base, SIR!
dIe-doodle-dOo,
Yankee.doodle dandy,
Observation-Disclosures
At stratayem so handy!
Then Doodle-doo, to hide his shame,
For cutting up such capers,
"a glorious victory" proclaimed
In all the Yankee papers!
Yankee odledoodle-dOo,
Yankee-doodle dandy,
Observation-Disclosures
At lying IS SO handy!
Now Yankee-doodle swore in wrath
The rebels he would fix 'em,
With strategy and henry guns.
lie couldn't fail to trick EN-!
Observation-Disclosures
Yankee doodle dandy,
Yankee doodle doodle-dOo.
At Yankee tricks is handy!
So Yankeedoodlc marched again,
Up the road to Manassas,
With fife and drum and heavy gun,
And brsudy-hip and 'iasses!
Observation-Disclosures doc,
Iankee-doOdle dandy,
Yankee doodle thought he'd trap
The Southern boys quite handy!
Now Doodle made another fight,
With powder and with ball, sir,
But Doodle saw another sight,
Twas Lee and Old Sionewall, sir.
Yankee doodle-dood.e;doo,
Yankee-duodle dandy,
Yankee doodle RIM dyain
And used his legs so handy!
Then Doodle sent telegram,
1.-THE rebels are retreating'-
But Abe he says, says he, " that means
We've got another beatng!"
Yankee doodle ran 50 fast,
lankee-doudle dandy,
Yankee-doodle could MT take
His rum and 'asses candy!
Yankee-doodle is the tune
The DOodle-doos delight in,
"Yankee.doodle," 50 they say
els just the tune for tighting!'
lankee-doodle, hip, hoora!
Yankce-dondle dandy,
lankce.doodlc run away,
To lick his 'Iasses candy!
MORAL
Now all yc men OF Doodlcdom,
Come listen TO my ditty,
You'd better start fol Kingdom come,
Than Ieo,cn to Richmuud City!
Yankee dOodleduodle doc,
AS rs Gospel writin',
You'll always lind the Southern boys
Are just the boys for fghtingl
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