The Yankee Doodle Boy

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 Doodle in the English Derby.

The song was performed by James Cagney in the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy, in which he played Cohan.

A version of the song was recorded by Cohan's contemporary and fellow Irish-American Billy Murray, who sang it as indicated in the lyrics.

Also, a shortened lyric disco version of the song was sung by Paul Jabara on the 1977 album Shut Out and the 1983 album Greatest Hits and Misses on Casablanca Records.

In Victoria Australia, a Local AFL club Hawthorn Football Club re-wrote the lyrics of "The Yankee Doodle Boy" as their club Anthem, "We're a Happy Team at Hawthorn" This is sung at the start of every Hawthorn AFL & AFLW game as the players make their way onto the ground and also after a win.