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Autodescription — Yankee Doodle (Q59720942)
description: Traditional folk melody associated with the song "Yankee Doodle"
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editThis work [1] mentions the following historical claims made about the tune:
- "The same as of the New England jig 'Lydia Fisher'"
- "The earliest printed version of the air 'Yankee Doodle' appears [...] under the title of 'Fisher's Jig'"
- "The air is identical with 'Kitty Fisher's Jig'"
- "'Yankee Doodle' is identical with an 'Air from Ulysses,' opera by J. C. Smith"
Same source also includes claims of derivation or similarity to tunes entitled "Schwälmer Tanz" and "Danza Esparta" Beleg Tâl (talk) 15:54, 14 December 2018 (UTC)