The Yankee Doodle Spirit

"The Yankee Doodle Spirit" is a song that was written for the 1942 public service short The New Spirit. It was composed by Oliver Wallace and Cliff Edwards, the latter of whom performed the song in the film.
The song is heard over the main titles and into the opening scene, in which Donald Duck listens to the song on the radio while marching military-style. As the lyrics suggest, the song was intended to boost morale and build support for the United States Armed Forces, which had just begun fighting in World War II.
==Lyrics==
There's a Yankee Doodle spirit in the heart of everyone
It's the Yankee Doodle spirit now that's shouldering a gun
For freedom and liberty
Your freedom, your liberty,
Rights that our fathers won
For these, we'll fight with all our might, and never will we cease
Until we win our victory and everlasting peace
So, light up that new Yankee Doodle spirit
And forever let it shine
And show the world that this Yankee Doodle spirit
Is ours, it's yours, it's mine!
Category:Songs
Category:Opening songs
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