The Ballad of Davey Crockett
Disney's Greatest Vol. 2
(Played in album 5 steps up)
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Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,
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Greenest state in the land of the free.
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Raised in the woods so he knew every tree
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Kil't him a "bar" when he was only three.
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Davey, Davey Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
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In 1813 the Creeks uprose
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Adding redskin arrows to the country's woes.
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Now, Indian fighting is something he knows,
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so he shoulders his rifle and off he goes.
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Davey, Davey Crockett, the man who don't know fear.
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Off through the woods he's a marchin' along.
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Making up yarns and singing a song.
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Itchy for fightin' and rightin' the wrong,
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he's ringy as a bar and twice as strong!
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Davey, Davey Crockett, the buckskin buccaneer.
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He fought single handed through the Indian war,
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Till' the Creeks were whipped and peace was in store,
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While he was handling this risky chore,
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made hi'self a legend forever more.
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Davey, Davey Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
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He gave his work and he gave his hand,
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that his Indian friends could keep their land.
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And the rest of his life he took the stand,
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that justice was due every redskin band.
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Davey, Davey Crockett, holdin' his promise dear.
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He went off to Congress and served a spell,
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fixin' up the government and laws as well,
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he took over Washington so I hear tell
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and patched up the crack in the Liberty bell.
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Davey, Davey Crockett, seeing his duty clear.
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When he come home, his politickin' done,
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why the westward march had just begun,
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so he packed his gear and his trusty gun
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and lit out a grinnin' to follow the sun.
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Davey, Davey Crockett, a leadin' the pioneer.
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He heard of Houston and Austin and so,
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to the Texas plains he just had to go,
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their freedom was fightin' another foe
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and they needed him at the Alamo!
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Davey, Davey Crockett, the man who don't know fear.
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His land is biggest and his land is best.
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From the grassy plains to the mountain's crest.
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He's ahead of us all meeting the test,
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following his legend to the West
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Davey, Davey Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
