Note: This version is transcribed from the YouTube compilation video linked above; insofar as the current collector is aware, verses 8-15 are not readily available from any other written or recorded source.

THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT
TV compilation version
words & music: George Bruns & Tom Blackburn

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'ar when he was only three.
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!

Fought single-handed through the Injun War
Till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store
And while he was handlin' this risky chore,
Made hisself a legend forevermore!
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don’t know fear!

He went off to Congress and served a spell,
Fixin' up the Government an' laws as well;
Took over Washington 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,
While the western march had just begun,
So he packed his gear and his trusty gun,
An' lit out a-grinnin' to follow the sun.
Davy, Davy Crockett, the buckskin pioneer!

Home for 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 and the warm winds came,
And the meltin' snow showed tracks of game,
And the flowers of spring filled the woods with flame,
And all of a sudden, life got too tame.
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don’t know fear!

Lookin' for a place where the air smells clean,
Where the trees is tall and the grass is green,
Where the fish is fat in an untouched stream,
And the teemin' woods is a hunter's dream—
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!

His fav’rite weapon’s 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, helping his fame spread wide.

Had a lot of furs that he aimed to ship
And he set his mind on a river trip
When a bragging boatman gave him some lip,
A-claiming 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,
Their tallest tales folks believed was true
So the more they were told, the more they grew.
Davy, Davy Crockett, helping his fame spread wide.

The deadliest devils he ever met,
Catchin’ river travelers in their net,
Was some pirates so mean that brave men sweat
Whenever their names are remembered yet!
Davy, Davy Crockett, walking into their trap.

Little Hart was mad as a man can be;
Big Hart was worse in his piracy;
Bloody Sam Mason was worse than 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 and Austin and so
To the Texas plains he had to go,
Where land was free and there was room to grow
And freedom was fightin' another foe.
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!

Storybooks tell they were all cut low,
But the truth of it is, this just ain’t so;
Their spirits’ll live and their legends grow
As long as we remember the Alamo.
Davy, Davy Crockett, and Crockett’s Company.
Davy, Davy Crockett, fightin’ for liberty!