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The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Bill Hayes

From _Davy Crockett_
Music: George Bruns
Lyrics: Tom Blackburn

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
greenest state in the land of the free
raised in the woods so he knew evry tree
kilt him a bar when he was only three
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!

In eighteen thirteen the Creeks uprose
addin redskin arrows to the countrys woes
Now, Injun fightin is somethin he knows,
so he shoulders his rifle an off he goes
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who dont know fear!

Off through the woods hes a marchin along
makin up yarns an a singin a song
itchin fer fightin an rightin a wrong
hes ringy as a bar an twict as strong
Davy, Davy Crockett, the buckskin buccaneer!

Andy Jackson is our genrals name
his reglar soldiers well put to shame
Them redskin varmints us Volunteersll tame
cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim
Davy, Davy Crockett, the champion of us all!~

Headed back to war from the ol home place
but Red Stick was leadin a merry chase
fightin an burnin at a devils pace
south to the swamps on the Florida Trace
Davy, Davy Crockett, trackin the redskins down!

Fought single-handed through the Injun War
till the Creeks was whipped an peace was in store
An while he was handlin this risky chore
made hisself a legend for evermore
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!

He give his word an he give his hand
that his Injun friends could keep their land
An the rest of his life he took the stand
that justice was due every redskin band
Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin his promise dear!

Home fer the winter with his family
happy as squirrels in the ol gum tree
bein the father he wanted to be
close to his boys as the pod an the pea
Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin his younguns dear!

But the ice went out an the warm winds came
an the meltin snow showed tracks of game
An the flowers of Spring filled the woods with flame
an all of a sudden life got too tame
Davy, Davy Crockett, headin on West again!

Off through the woods were ridin along
makin up yarns an singin a song
Hes ringy as a bar an twict as strong
an knows hes right cause he ain often wrong
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who dont know fear!

Lookin fer a place where the air smells clean
where the trees is tall an the grass is green
where the fish is fat in an untouched stream
an the teemin woods is a hunters dream
Davy, Davy Crockett, lookin fer Paradise!

Now hes lost his love an his grief was gall
in his heart he wanted to leave it all
an lose himself in the forests tall
but he answered instead his countrys call
Davy, Davy Crockett, beginnin his campaign!

Needin his help they didnt vote blind
They put in Davy cause he was their kind
sent up to Nashville the best they could find
a fightin spirit an a thinkin mind
Davy, Davy Crockett, choice of the whole frontier!

The votes were counted an he won hands down
so they sent him off to Washinton town
with his best dress suit still his buckskins brown
a livin legend of growin renown
Davy, Davy Crockett, the Canebrake Congressman!

He went off to Congress an served a spell
fixin up the Governments an laws as well
took over Washinton so we heered tell
an patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein his duty clear!

Him an his jokes travelled all through the land
an his speeches made him friends to beat the band
His politickin was their favorite brand
an everyone wanted to shake his hand
Davy, Davy Crockett, helpin his legend grow!

He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell
of his hopes for White House an fame as well
But he spoke out strong so histry books tell
an patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein his duty clear!

When he come home his politickin done
the western march had just begun
So he packed his gear an his trusty gun
an lit out grinnin to follow the sun
Davy, Davy Crockett, leadin the pioneer!

He heard of Houston an Austin so
to the Texas plains he jest had to go
Where freedom was fightin another foe
an they needed him at the Alamo
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who dont know fear!

His land is biggest an his land is best
from grassy plains to the mountain crest
Hes ahead of us all meetin the test
followin his legend into the West
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!