• Davy, Davy Crockett, the king of the wild frontier
  
  Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
  The greenest state in the land of the free
  Raised in the woods so he knew every tree
  And kilt him a bar when he was only three
  Davy, Davy Crockett, the king of the wild frontier
  
  He fought single-handed through the Injun War
  Till the Creeks was whipped and peace was in store
  And while he was handling this risky chore
  He made himself a legend for evermore
  Davy, Davy Crockett, the king of the wild frontier
  
  Oh, when he lost his love his grief was gall
  In his heart he wanted to leave it all
  And lose himself in the forests tall
  But he answered instead his country's call
  Davy, Davy Crockett, the choice of the whole frontier
  
  He went off to Congress and served a spell
  Fixing up the Government and laws as well
  Took over Washington so we heered tell
  And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
  Davy, Davy Crockett, serving his country well
  
  When he come home his politicking done
  While the big western march had just begun
  He packed his gear and his trusty gun
  And lit out grinning to follow the sun
  Davy, Davy Crockett, leading the pioneer
  
  His land is biggest and his land is best
  From grassy plains to the mountain crest
  He's ahead of us all meeting the test
  Following his legend right into the West
  Davy, Davy Crockett, the king of the wild frontier
  King of the wild frontier Writer/s: George Edward Bruns, Tom Blackburn
  Publisher: Walt Disney Music Company
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

• Pepper Ann from TexasWhat about that he died at the Alamo?
• Phu from 12662 Cardinal Ave, Garden Grove, Ca 92843I would like to express my big thanks to you when I listen to this Ballad. I want to share with you a short story of my childhood before 1960 as a boy scout. During that period, I loved the Ballad of Davy Crockett so much that I suddenly sang its melody in my multiplication tables in class that made my classmates laugh and told me that it was so weird since I sang it in Vietnamese language! Now, living in the USA, I still use it to help kids at Elementary School, and luckily it is accepted!
  Phu Pham
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWfEijXieA
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyCongratulations for Bill Hayes, born ninety years ago today on June 5th, 1925...
  And exactly sixty years ago today on his 30th birthday his version of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was at #9 on Billboard's Best Sellers in Store chart; and just over twelve weeks earlier on March 10th, 1955 it would peak at #1 {for 5 weeks} and it stayed on the Top 100 for 20 weeks.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 23 1836, the 13-day Battle of the Alamo began, it was pivotal event in the Texas Revolution, which ended with the defeat of the Mexican Army on April 21st, 1836 at the Battle of San Jacinto...
  And exactly one hundred-nineteen years later on February 23rd, 1955 Bill Hayes' covered version of 'The Ballad of Davy Crockett' was at #9 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart; and fifteen days later on March 10th it peaked at #1 {for 5 weeks} on the same chart...
  Besides the formentioned Fess Parker and Tennessee Ernie Ford's charted versions; the Voices of Walter Schumann also released a version of the song, their version peaked at #14 on Billboard's Most Played by Jockeys chart.

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