00:03If you were asked to name the oldest American fight song, you'd probably name a melody that is over 500
00:10years old.
00:11It originated in Holland and made its way over to Italy and England.
00:16During the Revolutionary War, the British run it over as a musical joke, making fun of our ragtag, untrained American
00:23troops.
00:23But we liked it. We liked it so much that we brought it to every camp and battle and turned
00:28it into a song the British later regretted.
00:30In fact, during the Oracle, one British general was overheard saying,
00:34I will buy you never hear that song ever again.
00:38But he did, at Yorktown, when the British Army surrendered to General George Washington.
00:47Inkydoodle, keep it up! Inkydoodle, dandy!
00:51Find the music and the step and with the girls be handy!
00:56Inkydoodle, keep it up! Inkydoodle, dandy!
01:00Find the music and the step and with the girls be handy!
01:04Find the music and the step and with the girls be handy!
01:09Inkydoodle, went to London just to ride a pony!
01:13Suck your mother in his hand, we call him raccoon!
01:18Inkydoodle, keep it up! Inkydoodle, dandy!
01:21Find the music and the step and with the girls be handy!
01:26Inkydoodle, keep it up! Inkydoodle, dandy!
01:30Find the music and the step and with the girls be handy!
01:34Find the music and the step...
01:40And with the girls be handy!
01:58Just a song at my light
02:04When the lights are low
02:10And the flickering shadow
02:15Softly come and go
02:27Though the heart be weary
02:35Sad the day and long
02:41Still to us at twilight
02:52Comes love's old song
03:04Comes love's old song
03:07Comes love's old song
03:16Comes love's old song
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