Yankee Doodle never went to town Yankee Doodle never went to town O caipira nunca foi à cidade I just discovered the story was phony I just discovered the story was phony assim eu descobri que era tudo mentira Let me give you all the real low-down Let me give you all the real low-down deixa eu te dizer toda a verdade He didn't even own a pony He didn't even own a pony ele nunca teve nem um pônei He was really very short and fat He was really very short and fat ele era mesmo muito baixinho e gordo While in the story so skinny and moany While in the story so skinny and moany enquanto, na sua versão, tão alto e forte And so hungry that he ate his hat And so hungry that he ate his hat e tão faminto que comeu seu chapéu And called the felt macaroni And called the felt macaroni e chamou o feltro de macarrão Underneath the chestnut tree Underneath the chestnut tree Debaixo da castanheira He and the blacksmith would sip that tea He and the blacksmith would sip that tea Ele e o tal Blacksmith tomaram o chá Then he'd bring out his uniform down Then he'd bring out his uniform down e então ele descartou seu uniforme That's how he went to town That's how he went to town foi assim que ele chegou à cidade Yankee Doodle tried to leave one day Yankee Doodle tried to leave one day O caipira tentou partir um dia Took his belongings and mounted his saddle Took his belongings and mounted his saddle pegou seus pertences e subiu na sela But he never got it on his way But he never got it on his way mas claro que não foi desse jeito Cause he didn't have a pony Cause he didn't have a pony porque ele nem tinha um pônei And the fairy tale is phony And the fairy tale is phony e o conto de fadas era uma farsa How could Yankee Doodle go to town? How could Yankee Doodle go to town? como poderia um caipira ir até a cidade?