Carnival 1957
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,
Greenest state in the land of the free
Raised in the woods, so's he know ev'ry tree
Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,
Fought single-handed through the Injun war
Till the Creeks was whipped and the peace was in store
While he was handling this risky chore
Made himself a legend forevermore
Davy, Davy Crockett, holding his promise dear
Davy, Davy Crockett...
Went off to Congress and served a spell
Fixing up the government and laws as well
Took over Washington, so I hear tell
And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
Davy, Davy Crockett, seeing his duty clear
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier
He give his word and he give his hand
His Injun friends could keep their land
The rest of his like he took the stand
That justice was due every redskinned man
Davy, Davy Crockett, holding his promise dear
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier
When he came home, his politickin' done
The western march had just begun
So he packed up his gear and his trusty gun
And lit out grinnin' to follow the sun
Davy, Davy Crockett, A leading the pioneers
He heard of Houston and Austin and so
To the Texas plain he just had to go
Their freedom was a fightin' another foe
And they needed him at the Alamo
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Thanks to Kakki for the additional lyrics!
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