The Ballad of Davy Crockett — Tennessee Ernie Ford
Chords and lyrics for The Ballad of Davy Crockett by Tennessee Ernie Ford (key of D).
Verse 1
[D]Born on a mountain in [G][D]Tennessee
Greenest state in the [A]land of the free
[D]Raised in the woods so's he [G]knew every tree
He [A]killed him a b'ar when he was only [D]three
Davy, [G]Davy [D]Crockett, [A]king of the wild [D]frontier
[D]Fought single-handed through the [G]Injun [D]war
'Till the Creeks was whipped and the [A]peace was in store
[D]And while he was a'handlin' this [G]risky chore
[A]Made hisself a legend forever [D]more
Davy, [G]Davy [D]Crockett, the[A] man who don't know [D]fear
When he [D]lost his love, his [G]grief was [D]gall
In his heart, he [A]wanted to leave it all
And [D]lose hisself in the [G]forest tall
But he [A]answered, instead, his country's [D]call
Davy, [G]Davy [D]Crockett, the [A]choice of the whole frontier
[D]He went off to Congress and [G]served a [D]spell
Fixin' up the government and [A]laws as well
[D]Took over Washington, so I [G]hear tell
And [A]patched up a crack in the Liberty [D]Bell
Davy, [G]Davy [D]Crockett, [A]seein' his duty [D]clear
[D]When he came home, his [G]politickin' [D]done
Why, the big western march had [A]just begun
So he [D]packed his gear and his [G]trusty gun
And [A]lit out a'grinnin' to follow the [D]sun
Davy, [G]Davy [D]Crockett, [A]leadin' the [D]pioneer
His [D]land is the biggest, his [G]land is the [D]best
From grassy plaines to the [A]mountain crest
He's [D]ahead of us all and [G]meetin' the test
And [A]a'follern' his legend right into the [D]west
Davy, [G]Davy [D]Crockett, the [A]king of the wild [D]frontier
Davy, [G]Davy [D]Crockett, king[A] of the wild frontier[D]
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