<P> `` Yankee Doodle '' is a well - known British - American song , the early versions of which date back to before the Seven Years ' War and the American Revolution ( 1775 -- 83 ) . It is often sung patriotically in the United States today and is the state anthem of Connecticut . Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501 . The melody is thought to be much older than both the lyrics and the subject , going back to folk songs of Medieval Europe . </P>
<P> `` Yankee Doodle '' is a well - known British - American song , the early versions of which date back to before the Seven Years ' War and the American Revolution ( 1775 -- 83 ) . It is often sung patriotically in the United States today and is the state anthem of Connecticut . Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501 . The melody is thought to be much older than both the lyrics and the subject , going back to folk songs of Medieval Europe . </P>
where did the melody for yankee doodle come from
where did the melody for yankee doodle come from
folk songs of Medieval Europe
folk songs of Medieval Europe