Yep! The song was made by the British to make fun of the "savage, uncivil" Americans, and Americans, in typical American fashion, took the joke on themselves. They can't make fun of you for something you're making fun of yourself for after all.
I had heard of the embroidery on officer's caps referred to as "scrambled eggs" and macaroni. As a kid, it made sense that the well equipped British would mock the rebel colonialists and their makeshift ersatz uniforms.
Now...what do I want for breakfast?
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Can confirm.
Totally fucking true.
Now...what do I want for breakfast?