Burl Ives - Ballad of davy crockett

^GBorn on a mountain top in ^CTennes^Gsee Greenest state in the ^A7Land of the ^D7Free

^GRaised in the woods so he ^Cknew every tree ^D7He killed himself a bear when he was only ^Gthree

Davy ^CDavy ^GCrockett ^D7King of the wild fron^Gtier

Off through the woods he went ^Cmarching ^Galong Making up yarns ^A7and a singing a ^D7song

^GItching for fighting always ^Crighting a wrong ^D7He was rangy as a bear and twice as ^Gstrong

Davy ^CDavy ^GCrockett ^D7King of the wild fron^Gtier

Fought single-handed through ^Cthe Indian ^GWar Till the tribes went west and ^A7peace was in ^D7store

^GThe rest of his life he ^Ctook the stand ^D7That justice was due the redskin ^Gman

Davy ^CDavy ^GCrockett ^D7King of the wild fron^Gtier

He went off to Congress and ^Cserved a ^Gspell Fixing up the government ^A7and laws as ^D7well

^GTook over Washington so we ^Cheard tell ^D7And patched up the crack in the Liberty ^GBell

Davy ^CDavy ^GCrockett ^D7King of the wild fron^Gtier

He heard of Houston and ^CAustin and ^Gso To the Texas plains he ^A7just had to ^D7go

^GWhere the land was free and ^Cthere was room to grow ^D7And he fought and died at the Ala^Gmo

Davy ^CDavy ^GCrockett ^D7King of the wild fron^Gtier

Davy's land is the biggest ^CDavy's land is ^Gbest From grassy plains to the ^A7mountain ^D7crest

^GHe's ahead of us all ^Cmeeting the test ^D7Following his legend into the ^GWest

Davy ^CDavy ^GCrockett ^D7King of the wild fron^Gtier