Lyrics:

Arthur Freed / Bernie HanighanYankee Doodle never went to townI just discovered the story was phonyLet me give you all the real low-downHe didn't even own a ponyHe was really very short and fatWhile in the story so skinny and moanyAnd so hungry that he ate his hatAnd called the felt macaroniUnderneath the chestnut treeHe and the blacksmith would sip that teaThen he'd bring out his uniform downThat's how he went to townYankee Doodle tried to leave one dayTook his belongings and mounted his saddleBut he never got it on his wayCause he didn't have a ponyAnd the fairy tale is phonyHow could Yankee Doodle go to town?

Billie Holiday Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town