Fantastic Mr. Fox movie - The Ballad of Davy Crockett lyrics
rate meLyrics: Tom Blackburn<br>
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Born on a mountain top in Tennessee<br>
Greenest state in the land of the free<br>
Raised in the woods so he knew ev'ry tree<br>
Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!<br>
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In eighteen thirteen the Creeks uprose<br>
Addin' redskin arrows to the country's woes<br>
Now, Injun fightin' is somethin' he knows,<br>
So he shoulders his rifle an' off he goes<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear!<br>
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Off through the woods he's a marchin' along<br>
Makin' up yarns an' a singin' a song<br>
Itchin' fer fightin' an' rightin' a wrong<br>
He's ringy as a b'ar an' twict as strong<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, the buckskin buccaneer!<br>
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Andy Jackson is our gen'ral's name<br>
His reg'lar soldiers we'll put to shame<br>
Them redskin varmints us Volunteers'll tame<br>
'Cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, the champion of us all!<br>
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Headed back to war from the ol' home place<br>
But Red Stick was leadin' a merry chase<br>
Fightin' an' burnin' at a devil's pace<br>
South to the swamps on the Florida Trace<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, trackin' the redskins down!<br>
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Fought single-handed through the Injun War<br>
Till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store<br>
An' while he was handlin' this risky chore<br>
Made hisself a legend for evermore<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!<br>
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He give his word an' he give his hand<br>
That his Injun friends could keep their land<br>
An' the rest of his life he took the stand<br>
That justice was due every redskin band<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his promise dear!<br>
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Home fer the winter with his family<br>
Happy as squirrels in the ol' gum tree<br>
Bein' the father he wanted to be<br>
Close to his boys as the pod an' the pea<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his young'uns dear!<br>
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But the ice went out an' the warm winds came<br>
An' the meltin' snow showed tracks of game<br>
An' the flowers of Spring filled the woods with flame<br>
An' all of a sudden life got too tame<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, headin' on West again!<br>
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Off through the woods we're ridin' along<br>
Makin' up yarns an' singin' a song<br>
He's ringy as a b'ar an' twict as strong<br>
An' knows he's right 'cause he ain' often wrong<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear!<br>
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Lookin' fer a place where the air smells clean<br>
Where the trees is tall an' the grass is green<br>
Where the fish is fat in an untouched stream<br>
An' the teemin' woods is a hunter's dream<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, lookin' fer Paradise!<br>
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Now he's lost his love an' his grief was gall<br>
In his heart he wanted to leave it all<br>
An' lose himself in the forests tall<br>
But he answered instead his country's call<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, beginnin' his campaign!<br>
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Needin' his help they didn't vote blind<br>
They put in Davy 'cause he was their kind<br>
Sent up to Nashville the best they could find<br>
A fightin' spirit an' a thinkin' mind<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, choice of the whole frontier!<br>
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The votes were counted an' he won hands down<br>
So they sent him off to Washin'ton town<br>
With his best dress suit still his buckskins brown<br>
A livin' legend of growin' renown<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, the Canebrake Congressman!<br>
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He went off to Congress an' served a spell<br>
Fixin' up the Govern'ments an' laws as well<br>
Took over Washin'ton so we heered tell<br>
An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear!<br>
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Him an' his jokes travelled all through the land<br>
An' his speeches made him friends to beat the band<br>
His politickin' was their favorite brand<br>
An' everyone wanted to shake his hand<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, helpin' his legend grow!<br>
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He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell<br>
Of his hopes for White House an' fame as well<br>
But he spoke out strong so hist'ry books tell<br>
An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear!<br>
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When he come home his politickin' done<br>
The western march had just begun<br>
So he packed his gear an' his trusty gun<br>
An' lit out grinnin' to follow the sun<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, leadin' the pioneer!<br>
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He heard of Houston an' Austin so<br>
To the Texas plains he jest had to go<br>
Where freedom was fightin' another foe<br>
An' they needed him at the Alamo<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear!<br>
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His land is biggest an' his land is best<br>
From grassy plains to the mountain crest<br>
He's ahead of us all meetin' the test<br>
Followin' his legend into the West<br>
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!<br>
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