The yankee doodle boy aka im a yankee doodle dandy is a favorite popular patriotic song sing along words lyrics by george m cohan im a yankee doodle dand. The yankee doodle boy also well known as im a yankee doodle dandy is a patriotic song from the broadway musical little johnny jones written by george m cohanthe play opened at the liberty theater on november 7 1904 the play concerns the trials and tribulations of a fictional american jockey johnny jones based on the real life jockey tod sloan who rides a horse named yankee . Yankee doodle boy lyrics im the kid thats all the candy im a yankee doodle dandy im glad i am sos uncle sam im a real live yankee doodle made my name and fame and boodle just like