The Yankees

And for some reason the word Yankee is coming to mind as one of those random thoughts of the day. Maybe it could be because I saw someone wearing one of those Yankee baseball caps with the letters NY on them today in my travels around that town of New York City. And what does the word Yankee mean anyway, does Wikipedia, that internet bible dictionary, have an entry for that. And I think of that Yankee baseball team that is supposed to represent the State of New York I imagine, and baseball and apple pie. And then the lyrics of that song comes to mind, "Yankee Doodle went to town a riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni." What are those lyrics about? Is there some secret hidden meaning in them or something, or maybe not. And doesn't that word have something to do with cowboys and indians or something. What is the origin of that word. Can that word be translated to Latin, Greek and then back into English or something. Is that some sort of a person, nationality or philosophy? What's that word all about. And whatever it may mean, have a great Yankee day.