Ballad of Davy Crockett
Disney Lyrics

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,
Davy Crockett was born on a hill in Tennessee.

Greenest state in the Land of the Free,
Tennessee is known to be the greenest state in America.

Raised in the woods so's he knew ev'ry tree,
Davy learnt about every tree in the forest because he was raised amidst the woods.

Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three.
Davy Crockett was strong enough to kill a bear when he was only three years old.

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!
He was known as the King of the wild frontier.

In eighteen thirteen the Creeks uprose,
In 1813, Creek Native Americans rebelled against the United States government.

Addin' redskin arrows to the country's woes.
The Creeks added the use of arrows to their weapons to fight against the USA.

No, Injun fightin' is somethin' he knows,
Davy Crockett knows how to fight against Native American Indians.

So He shoulders his rifle an' off he goes.
Davy grabbed his rifle and went to fight against the Creeks.

Davy, Davy Crockett, The man who don't know fear!
He was fearless and known as the man who doesn't know fear.

Off through the woods he's a marchin' along,
Davy walks through the woods.

Makin' up yarns an' a-singin' a song,
He's making up stories and singing a song.

Itchin' fer fightin' an' rightin' a wrong.
He's eager to fight and correct what is wrong.

He's ringy as a b'ar an' twict as strong.
He's strong as a bear and twice as strong.

Davy, Davy Crockett, The buckskin buccaneer!
He's known as the buckskin pirate.

Andy Jackson is our gen'ral's name,
The general leading the army was Andrew Jackson.

His reg'lar soldiers we'll put to shame,
The volunteers will put the regular army soldiers to shame.

Them redskin varmints us Volunteers'll tame,
The volunteers will subdue the Native American Indians.

'Cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim.
They have guns that never miss.

Davy - Davy Crockett, The champion of us all!
He's known as the champion of everyone.

Headed back to war from the ol' home place,
He's heading back to war from his hometown.

But Red Stick was leadin' a merry chase,
The Native American Indian leader Red Stick was leading them on a wild goose chase.

Fightin' an' burnin' at a devil's pace
They are fighting and burning everything around them very quickly.

South to the swamps on the Florida Trace.
They are headed to the swamps of Florida.

Davy - Davy Crockett, Trackin' the redskins down!
Davy was known for his tracking skills and is tracking the Native American Indians.

Fought single-handed through the Injun War
Davy fought alone during the Indian War.

Till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store,
The Creeks were subdued and there was finally peace.

An' while he was handlin' this risky chore,
While he was handling this difficult task,

Made hisself a legend for evermore.
Davy became a legendary figure forever.

Davy - Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!
He's known as the King of the Wild Frontier again.

He give his word an' he give his hand
Davy made a promise and kept it.

That his Injun friends could keep their land,
Davy promised his Native American Indian friends that they could keep their land.

An' the rest of his life he took the stand
For the rest of his life, he stood by his promise.

That justice was due every redskin band.
He believed that every Native American Indian tribe deserves justice.

Davy - Davy Crockett, Holdin' his promise dear!
He's holding his promise dear.

Home fer the winter with his family,
Davy's home for winter with his family.

Happy as squirrels in the ol' gum tree,
They're very happy and content like squirrels in a tree.

Bein' the father he wanted to be,
Davy is being the kind of father he wants to be.

Close to his boys as the pod an' the pea.
He's very close to his sons, like peas in a pod.