It's the Glorious Fourth of July, birthday (or so we like to believe) of Louis Armstrong and George M. Cohan. Louis made so many arts tours for the US State Department he was dubbed "Ambassador Satch," and it was George M. who wrote this:
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy,
Yankee Doodle, do or die!
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam,
Born on the Fourth of July.
I've a Yankee Doodle sweetheart,
She's my Yankee Doodle joy.
Yankee Doodle came to London
Riding on a pony--
I am that Yankee Doodle boy!
A fond tip of the hat to President O. and all our American cousins!
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