Skinny Minny

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Born on a mountain top in Tennessee

Greenest state in the land of the free

Raised in the woods so he knew ev'ry tree

Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three

Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!



In eighteen thirteen the Creeks uprose

Addin' redskin arrows to the country's woes

Now, Injun fightin' is somethin' he knows, 

So he shoulders his rifle an' off he goes

Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear!



Off through the woods he's a marchin' along

Makin' up yarns an' a singin' a song

Itchin' fer fightin' an' rightin' a wrong

He's ringy as a b'ar an' twict as strong

Davy, Davy Crockett, the buckskin buccaneer!



Andy Jackson is our gen'ral's name

His reg'lar soldiers we'll put to shame

Them redskin varmints us Volunteers'll tame

'cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim

Davy, Davy Crockett, the champion of us all!~



Headed back to war from the ol' home place

But Red Stick was leadin' a merry chase

Fightin' an' burnin' at a devil's pace

South to the swamps on the Florida Trace

Davy, Davy Crockett, trackin' the redskins down!



Fought single-handed through the Injun War

Till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store

An' while he was handlin' this risky chore

Made hisself a legend for evermore

Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!



He give his word an' he give his hand

That his Injun friends could keep their land

An' the rest of his life he took the stand

That justice was due every redskin band

Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his promise dear!



Home fer the winter with his family

Happy as squirrels in the ol' 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, headin' on West again!



Off through the woods we're ridin' along

Makin' up yarns an' singin' a song

He's ringy as a b'ar an' twict as strong

An' knows he's right 'cause he ain' often wrong

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, lookin' fer Paradise!



Now he's lost his love an' his grief was gall

In his heart he wanted to leave it all

An' lose himself in the forests tall

But he answered instead his country's call

Davy, Davy Crockett, beginnin' his campaign!



Needin' his help they didn't vote blind

They put in Davy 'cause he was their kind

Sent up to Nashville the best they could find

A fightin' spirit an' a thinkin' mind

Davy, Davy Crockett, choice of the whole frontier!



The votes were counted an' he won hands down

So they sent him off to Washin'ton town

With his best dress suit still his buckskins brown

A livin' legend of growin' renown

Davy, Davy Crockett, the Canebrake Congressman!



He went off to Congress an' served a spell

Fixin' up the Govern'ments an' laws as well

Took over Washin'ton so we heered tell

An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell

Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear!



Him an' his jokes travelled all through the land

An' his speeches made him friends to beat the band

His politickin' was their favorite brand

An' everyone wanted to shake his hand

Davy, Davy Crockett, helpin' his legend grow!



He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell

Of his hopes for White House an' fame as well

But he spoke out strong so hist'ry books tell

An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell

Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear!



When he come home his politickin' done

The western march had just begun

So he packed his gear an' his trusty gun

An' lit out grinnin' to follow the sun

Davy, Davy Crockett, leadin' the pioneer!



He heard of Houston an' Austin so

To the Texas plains he jest had to go

Where freedom was fightin' another foe

An' they needed him at the Alamo

Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear!



His land is biggest an' his land is best

From grassy plains to the mountain crest

He's ahead of us all meetin' the test

Followin' his legend into the West

Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!