Six years ago when I first got off the boat
I saw a man I wanted to be
I saw a fat cat in a derby hat
And said, Someday, that'll be me
So I did a couple of favors
For a couple of folks, bought a couple of rounds
Told a couple of jokes
Got to know all the people you got to know
'Cause I swore on that day
Six long years ago
I'm gonna be
A Yankee boy
My Uncle Sammy's pride and joy
I'm gonna strut down the street
Gold at my feet
White bread and meat, my favorite thing to eat
Delicious, eh?
I think it's grand
To hear the Navy band
When they start to play O Say Can You See
That Yankee boy
That's me!
Somehow, I'm here
Somehow, I came
Ain't got a penny to my name
Don't know a soul
Don't own a crumb
What the hey? It's okay
It's America!
And in a year
Or maybe two
Like every Yank you ever knew
I'll own a bank and when I do
I'm gonna be (I'm gonna be)
A Yankee boy (A Yankee boy)
My Uncle Sammy's pride and joy (My Uncle Sammy's pride and joy)
I'll be a star-spangled guy (Yes, very)
Love apple pie (And cherry!)
Fourth of July, I'll be so damn proud I cry (America, we'll cry!)
Hip hip hooray!
U.S. of A
We've come a long, long way
To where a bum from a slum can come over the sea
And with pluck, and some luck, look! He's Andrew Carnegie
Oh, you're gonna do it (For spacious skies)
For Yankee boys! (For Yankee boys!)
For Yankee boys
Like me