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Born on a mountain top in Tennes-see,
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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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Killed him a b'ar when he was only three.
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Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild fron-tier.
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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 himself a legend forevermore.
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Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear.
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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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Davy, Davy 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 be-gun,
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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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Davy, Davy Crockett, a leadin' a pio-neer.
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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' a-nother foe
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and they needed him at the Ala-mo!
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Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild fron-tier...
