  zippity dooda zippity ay my oh my what a wonderful day plenty of sunshine comin my way zippity dooda zippity ay. ..was it just me, growing up in quaint little maryland ? i remember singing songs like this, and Yankee Doodle Dandy , and My Country Tis of Thee in elementary school.
After roll-call and the Pledge of Allegiance, both first grade classes and both second grade classes would sit against the walls of the hallway we shared, and sing these songs together. Most of them must date back to Colonial times! now i wonder, did the teachers already know them or was it a requirement to learn them when they were hired..?? I had forgotten all about this til recently.. (thanx to Dooda) Anyway, I feel American when I hear those songs, as silly and outdated as they are.. 
