Rep. David Crockett's alleged introductory remarks to Congress, from "Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett of West Tennessee" (1833):

"I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half horse, half alligator, — a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississippi, leap the Ohio, ride upon a streak of lightning, and slip without a scratch down a honey-locust; can whip my weight in wild cats,- and if any gentleman pleases, for a ten dollar bill, he may throw in a panther, hug a bear too close for comfort, and eat any man opposed to Jackson."

The Walt Disney version (1954):

"I'm Davy Crockett, fresh from the backwoods. I'm half horse, half alligator and a little touched with snappin' turtle. I got the fastest horse, the prettiest sister, the surest rifle and the ugliest dog in Tennessee. My father can lick any man in Kentucky, and I can lick my father. I can hug a bear too close for comfort and lick any man alive opposed to Andy Jackson. Now some Congressmen take a lot of pride in sayin' a lot about nothin', like I'm doin' right now... Others don't do nothin' for their pay but just listen day in and day out. I wish I may be shot if I don't do more than listen."