Born on a mountain top in tennessee
greenest state in the land of the free
raised in the woods so he knew evand'ry tree
kilt him a band'ar when he was only three
davy, davy crockett, king of the wild frontier!
In eighteen thirteen the creeks uprose
addinand' redskin arrows to the countryand's woes
now, injun fightinand' is somethinand' he knows,
so he shoulders his rifle anand' off he goes
davy, davy crockett, the man who donand't know fear!
Off through the woods heand's a marchinand' along
makinand' up yarns anand' a singinand' a song
itchinand' fer fightinand' anand' rightinand' a wrong
heand's ringy as a band'ar anand' twict as strong
davy, davy crockett, the buckskin buccaneer!
Andy jackson is our genand'raland's name
his regand'lar soldiers weand'll put to shame
them redskin varmints us volunteersand'll tame
and'cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim
davy, davy crockett, the champion of us all!~
Headed back to war from the oland' home place
but red stick was leadinand' a merry chase
fightinand' anand' burninand' at a deviland's pace
south to the swamps on the florida trace
davy, davy crockett, trackinand' the redskins down!
Fought single-handed through the injun war
till the creeks was whipped anand' peace was in store
anand' while he was handlinand' this risky chore
made hisself a legend for evermore
davy, davy crockett, king of the wild frontier!
He give his word anand' he give his hand
that his injun friends could keep their land
anand' the rest of his life he took the stand
that justice was due every redskin band
davy, davy crockett, holdinand' his promise dear!
Home fer the winter with his family
happy as squirrels in the oland' gum tree
beinand' the father he wanted to be
close to his boys as the pod anand' the pea
davy, davy crockett, holdinand' his youngand'uns dear!
But the ice went out anand' the warm winds came
anand' the meltinand' snow showed tracks of game
anand' the flowers of spring filled the woods with flame
anand' all of a sudden life got too tame
davy, davy crockett, headinand' on west again!
Off through the woods weand're ridinand' along
makinand' up yarns anand' singinand' a song
heand's ringy as a band'ar anand' twict as strong
anand' knows heand's right and'cause he ainand' often wrong
davy, davy crockett, the man who donand't know fear!
Lookinand' fer a place where the air smells clean
where the trees is tall anand' the grass is green
where the fish is fat in an untouched stream
anand' the teeminand' woods is a hunterand's dream
davy, davy crockett, lookinand' fer paradise!
Now heand's lost his love anand' his grief was gall
in his heart he wanted to leave it all
anand' lose himself in the forests tall
but he answered instead his countryand's call
davy, davy crockett, beginninand' his campaign!
Needinand' his help they didnand't vote blind
they put in davy and'cause he was their kind
sent up to nashville the best they could find
a fightinand' spirit anand' a thinkinand' mind
davy, davy crockett, choice of the whole frontier!
The votes were counted anand' he won hands down
so they sent him off to washinand'ton town
with his best dress suit still his buckskins brown
a livinand' legend of growinand' renown
davy, davy crockett, the canebrake congressman!
He went off to congress anand' served a spell
fixinand' up the governand'ments anand' laws as well
took over washinand'ton so we heered tell
anand' patched up the crack in the liberty bell
davy, davy crockett, seeinand' his duty clear!
Him anand' his jokes travelled all through the land
anand' his speeches made him friends to beat the band
his politickinand' was their favorite brand
anand' everyone wanted to shake his hand
davy, davy crockett, helpinand' his legend grow!
He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell
of his hopes for white house anand' fame as well
but he spoke out strong so histand'ry books tell
anand' patched up the crack in the liberty bell
davy, davy crockett, seeinand' his duty clear!
When he come home his politickinand' done
the western march had just begun
so he packed his gear anand' his trusty gun
anand' lit out grinninand' to follow the sun
davy, davy crockett, leadinand' the pioneer!
He heard of houston anand' austin so
to the texas plains he jest had to go
where freedom was fightinand' another foe
anand' they needed him at the alamo
davy, davy crockett, the man who donand't know fear!
His land is biggest anand' his land is best
from grassy plains to the mountain crest
heand's ahead of us all meetinand' the test
followinand' his legend into the west
davy, davy crockett, king of the wild frontier!
