the rhyme goes…
yankee doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni
so what did he call macaroni? my opinion is that i think its feather but my brother doubt’s me he says it could be a snake for all we know lol
The feather was called macaroni.
Macaroni was a contemporary slang for foppishness..In other words the singer implied that the Yankees were so unsophisticated that they thought sticking a feather in a cap would make them the height of fashion.
what did yankee doodle call macaroni?
By admin in yankee doodle
Jul
12
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the feather reminded him of pasta and his hat was red like the sauce
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Macaroni was a contemporary slang for foppishness. In other words, the singers implied the Yankees were so unsophisticated that they thought simply sticking a feather in a cap would make them the height of fashion.
Really interesting! I love the words to these old songs.
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Wikipedia
The feather was called macaroni.
Macaroni was a contemporary slang for foppishness..In other words the singer implied that the Yankees were so unsophisticated that they thought sticking a feather in a cap would make them the height of fashion.
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