Yankee Doodle (Tea Tax version)

DESCRIPTION: "Once on a time old Johnny Bull Flew in a raging fury. "'And now," said he, 'I'll tax the tea Of all your sons and daughters.'" "John sent the tea from o'er the sea." But Americans won't drink it. They win the war, and now everyone sings "Yankee Doodle."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Morris-FolksongsOfFlorida)
KEYWORDS: food political derivative
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Morris-FolksongsOfFlorida, #2, "Yankee Doodle" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #5023
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Yankee Doodle" (tune) and references there
cf. "Old Granny Wales (Granny O'Whale, Granua Weal)" (subject: The Tea Tax)
NOTES [33 words]: Although this talks of events before the American Revolution, the song must be dated after 1789 -- probably well after -- since it refers to "Hail Columbia," and that was not written until 1789. - RBW
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File: Morr002

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