Davy Crockett - Head 'Em Straight

Name of Theme: “The Ballad of Davy Crockett”

Composer(s): George Edward Bruns

Lyricist(s): Tom (Thomas W.) Blackburn

Performer(s):

Lyrics:

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
Greenest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods so’s he knew ev’ry tree
Kilt him a b’are when he was only three.

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.

Fought single handed thru the Injun War
’til the Creeks was whipped and peace was in store;
And while he was handlin’ this risky chore,
Made himself a legend, forever more.

Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don’t know fear.

He went off to Congress an’ served a spell,
Fixin’ up the Govern’ment an’ laws as well.
Took over Washin’ton so I heard tell
An’ patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell.

Davy, Davy Crockett, seein’ his duty clear.

When he come home his politickin’ was done.
Why the Western March had just begun.
So he packed his gear an’ his trusty gun
An’ lit out a grinnin’ to follow the sun.

Davy, Davy Crockett, the buckskin pioneer.

Home fer the winter with his family.
Happy as squirrels in the ole gum tree.
Bein’ the father he wanted to be.
Close to his boys as the pod an’ the pea.

Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin’ his young’uns dear.

But the ice went out an’ the warm winds came,
An’ the meltin’ snow showed tracks of game,
An’ the flowers of Spring filled the woods with flame,
An’ all of a sudden life got too tame.

Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don’t know fear.

Lookin’ fer a place where the air smells clean
Where the trees is tall an’ the grass is green,
Where the fish is fat in an untouched stream
An’ the teemin’ woods is a hunter’s dream,

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,

Hist’ry remembers the name of his gun
And some of the deeds he really done,
But most of his chores for freedom and fun
Got turned into legends and this here is one.

Davy, Davy Crockett helpin’ his fame spread wide.

Had a lotta furs that he aimed to ship
And he set his mind on a river trip,
When a braggin’ boatman give him some lip
A claimin’ there was no man he couldn’t whip,

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Kept his word about his victory
So it wasn’t set down in history,
So Mike stayed King of the River you see
And a real good friend he turned out to be,

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,

The country was big when it was new
The best men was big and their yarns was too,
The tallest tales folks believed was true
So the more they was told, the more they grew.

Davy, Davy Crockett, helpin’ his fame spread wide.

The deadliest devils he ever met
Catch the river trav’llers in their nest.
Was pirates so mean that brave men sweat
Whenever their names are remembered yet.

Davy, Davy Crockett, walkin’ into their trap!

Little Harp was bad as a man can be.
Big Harp was worse in his piracy.
Bloody Sam Basin was worst of the three
Blamin’ the Injuns for their deviltry.

Davy, Davy Crockett, caught up with them one day.
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.

He heard of Houston an’ Austin an’ so
To the Texas plains he had to go.
Where land was free an’ there was room to grow
And freedom was fightin’ another foe.

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.

Stories tell they was all cut low
But the truth of it is, this jest ain’t so.
Their spirits’ll live and their legends grow
As long as we remember the Alamo.

Davy, Davy Crockett, the Crocket’s Company
Davy, Davy Crockett, fightin’ for liberty.

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