The tune "Yankee Doodle" had its origins in the French and Indian War fought in Colonial America between 1755 and 1760. In contrast to the spit and polish of the British army, the colonials were a rather ragged bunch, some wearing buckskins and furs. A British surgeon, Dr. Richard Schuckburg, reportedly wrote the tune "Yankee Doodle" ridiculing the Americans. In spite of the fact that it began by making fun of the colonials, we ultimately took the song for our own. Many versions and parodies evolved, many of which made fun of the army's officers, including George Washington. When Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in 1781 the British played "The World Turned Upside Down," and the Americans played "Yankee Doodle." There are said to be as many as 190 verses to this tune, but Renfrow and Lancaster stopped just short of that number when they wrote their set of variations.