Davy Crockett
Song · The Rhythmaires · 1955 · 5 min · 263 words
The transcript of “Davy Crockett”, an episode of The Rhythmaires from 1955. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Saturday Mornings plays The Rhythmaires free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Daddy, Daddy Cockett, King of the Wild Frontier. Daddy, Daddy Cockett, The Bucks in Buckaneer. Born on a mountain top in Tennessee. Free as steak in the land of the free. Raised in the wood sosy knew every tree.
Killed him a bar when he was only three. Baby, baby, Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. Baby, baby, Crockett, the Bucks in Buck Single-handed through the engine war Till the Greeks was whipped and peace was a store And while he was handling this risky chore Made his self-allegion forevermore Baby, baby, cock it, King of the wild frontier.
Now he'd lost his love and his freak was gone, In his heart he wanted to leave it all, And lose himself in the porous tall, But he answered instead his country's call. Baby, baby, cock it, beginning his campaign.
When off to Congress and served us well Facing up the government and laws as well Took over Washington so we'd hear tell And patched up the crack in the liberty bell Lady Crockett, seeing his duty clear Lady Crockett, king of the wild frontier When we come home his politic and done The western march had just begun
So he packed his gear and his trusty gun And live out ridden to follow the sun They need a packet, lead in the pioneer He heard of Houston and Austin and Seoul To the Texas plain, he just had to go Where freedom was fighting another fall And they needed him at the alamo
They packet, lead in the pioneer Down till I'd be
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