Davy Crockett s01e02 Episode Script

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Several weeks ago, we brought you the first of our stories about Davy Crockett the great frontiersman and Indian fighter.
Now, again from Davy's own journal we'd like to present another stow of Davy's fabulous life.
This one is called "Davy Crockett Goes to Congress.
" Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee Greenest state in the land of the free Raised in the woods, so's he knew every tree Killed him a bear 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 and peace was in store And while he was handlin' this risky chore Made hisself a legend forevermore Davy, Davy Crockett The buckskin pioneer Home fer the winter with his family Happy as squirrels in the old gum tree Bein' the father he wanted to be Close to his boys as the pod and 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 the sudden Life got too tame Davy, Davy Crockett Headin' on west again Well, for folks who've said good-bye as many times as we have, it sure don't get any easier.
I hope this is for the last time, Davy.
Now the Indian war is over, try and find a piece of land you'll be satisfied to settle down on.
I aim to, Polly.
They say that new territory is a paradise.
Ain't a stick of timber been cut.
Bottoms grow corn to twelve feet high.
The woods are just bustin' with game.
Hey, Pa.
Don't kill all the bears till we get there.
Don't worry.
There'll be plenty for all of us.
Well, guess I better get going.
Now keep your sights clean, fellers.
Aw, you got plenty of time.
Oh, yeah.
There's going to be a whole mess of kissing.
You young 'uns hold the fort down, now.
Take care of yourself, Davy.
You take care of yourself, too, Georgie Russel.
When you get back, I suppose you'll have more outlandish songs about Davy.
Feel one comin' on right now.
Off through the woods We're ridin' along Makin' up yarns and a-singin' a song He's ringy as a bear and twice as strong And knows he's right 'cause he ain't 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 and the grass is green Where the fish is fat And the teeming woods is a hunter's dream Davy, Davy Crockett Lookin' for paradise Would you go any further? Not me.
I like it fine right here.
Whoa! Hey, Davy ain't we forgot something? No, don't reckon.
We got the foundation facing west like Polly wanted.
Oh, I don't mean the cabin.
We ain't filed claim on this land yet.
You mean you can't just take the parcel you want? Not since they opened up the new territory.
You got to file it all legal.
Well, where do we got to go to do this? Nearest settlement, I reckon.
This country's gettin' almighty civilized.
Hold on there, mister.
Who do we see about filing a claim on some land? Why, me but you'll have to wait until after I judge a shooting match.
A shooting match? Any objection to a couple of strangers buying in? Save your money.
You'll be shooting against Bigfoot Mason.
Reckon we can risk a dollar? Sound like they started without you.
You should've waited for me, Bigfoot.
You wasn't here.
Right in the notch, Bigfoot.
Well, that's the last round.
The beef's mine.
Well, wait a minute.
This ain't fair judging.
Them's friends of yours.
Don't hear no complaints from the losers, do you? HEY- What do you figure that beef you won is worth? $15 cash money.
Why? I never went to a shooting match in my life without getting at least one shot off.
One shot it is.
Hey, Bruno, charge up my other rifle and give her two extra thimbles.
Only got nine.
Here.
You take care of these here cartwheels and this time, you do the judging.
Mighty fancy shooting iron for this part of the woods.
Yeah, ain't it? Dead center for Bigfoot.
This one's dead center, too.
You'll have to fire another round.
Aw, you was lucky.
Less than a finger off the notch.
Better save your powder, stranger.
Why, you didn't even cut paper.
Ha! That'll take the turpentine out of your bark.
I was a-fearin' you fired too fast.
Let's take a look.
Ha! Why, he missed the whole blamed board.
lain't so sure.
Lookie here.
One bullet right on top of the other.
Yee-hoo! That's the kind of shootin' makes the old possum squeal.
Come on.
Here.
Come on, bossy.
According to your description here's where your claims are on the survey map.
Now, you just sign these right here.
You sign here.
You're the first ones in over in them parts.
The nearest neighbor is a Cherokee name of Charlie Two Shirts.
Nice folks.
Thank you, Mr.
Russel.
"Davy Cro" "Davy Crockett"? You Davy Crockett? - Why, sure.
- Davy Crockett.
Well, no wonder you won Bigfoot's beef away from him.
Didn't seem none too happy about it, did he? No.
Bigfoot ain't used to things going agin him.
He's got folks pretty well buffaloed around here.
So I noticed.
You know, we had the beginnings of a pretty decent little community here before him and his riffraff moved in on us.
Well, bears don't come sniffing around trees less'n there's honey in it.
What are they doing around here? Nobody dares talk much about it but they've been running the Injuns off their land selling it to newcomers that don't know no better.
Well, the government guarantees the Indians their lands by treaty.
Ha! Treaties don't mean nothing to Bigfoot.
Why don't somebody stop him? The feller that was magistrate here tried.
Went over to serve a warrant on them.
He never come back.
He ain't the only one.
A traveler from back east come through heading for the Natchez Trace.
He had the prettiest rifle ever seen in these parts.
Nobody knows what happened to him but we know where his gun is.
Yeah.
Bigfoot was shooting with it against Davy today.
That's rig ht.
Crockett, you're the only one I know who can stand up to him.
Will you take on the job as magistrate? Well, what would I have to do? Well, get us some law and order around here.
Write out warrants and bring that bunch in for trial.
I might bring some of them in but, well, I ain't so good at writing.
Well, you just serve the warrants, Davy.
I'll write them for you.
Well, I ain't craw fishing, but I kinda got my hands full.
We got to finish our cabin, so I can bring my family out.
It ain't no fit place for family as long as them varmints is runnin' loose.
Well, what do you say? Well, it'll take some thinking.
I'm drier than a powder horn.
Yeah.
Fetch me some, too.
HEY- This what stood your hair up? I was sure I seen a man.
Nobody's going to hurt you.
Come on out.
Come out of there.
Who are you? Charlie Two Shirts.
Why, he's our neighbor.
Well, what happened to you? Three white men come to my farm.
Tell Charlie Two Shirts, "Get off!" I say, "This my land.
" They say, "Indian got no land.
" I show paper.
"This land belong Cherokee.
" They tear paper UP- Then Charlie Two Shirts fight.
Reckon I'm going to take on that job of magistrate right now.
I'm with you, Davy.
I'd admire to write out these here warrants.
Save the writing till later.
We'll deliver these warrants verbally.
Mrs.
Two Shirts, you and the young 'uns go on up to our camp and make yourself at home.
Charlie, let's get back to this farm of yours.
This way.
Hey, Bigfoot.
Looking for somebody? Yeah.
The man that run my friend here off his land.
I know who you are.
Since when is Davy Crockett a friend of Injuns? I've always been a friend of the Cherokees.
Got no bones to pick with the others since we signed the peace with them.
Get this straight, Crockett.
These yarns they tell about you don't scare me none.
This land's too good for Injuns.
I'm filing on it.
No, you ain't.
Injuns got rights.
They're folks same as anybody else.
It'll take a powerful lot of argument to convince me of that.
That's what I come for.
Why, I've ate better men than you whole.
Their heads was buttered, and their ears was pinned back.
How'll you have it, Bigfoot? Rough and tumble.
No holds barred.
Now you got him, Bigfoot.
Ow! That goes for me, too.
Get him, Charlie.
Come on.
Get up.
I said get up! - Much obliged, Charlie.
- Come on, get going.
What you aiming to do to us? Me? Nothing.
But you're going to stand trial.
You two varmints have got a lot to answer for.
Now get.
Say, Charlie if there was to be any trouble about that shooting just remember it was me that pulled the trigger.
Davy Crockett! Howdy! Howdy, Mr.
Russel.
Quite a frolic you got going here.
Yeah, ain't it? Since Davy's been magistrate here we finally can enjoy ourselves without it turning into a brawl.
Well, I'll do the trading and meet you out by the dance.
Save a pretty girl for me.
Before that fiddle gets into your foot I got some tidings for you.
Come on over to my place.
I'll tell you about it.
Ahh.
Hold on, judge.
I don't want to catch up with you fellers too fast.
You know, folks around here is pretty proud of the job you've done for us, Davy.
Since you've gotten rid of Bigfoot Mason and his crowd honest settlers is moving in again.
Fact is, there's so many of them we're going to get us representation in Nashville.
That's what I want to talk to you about.
We held us a meeting last night to pick the fella we want to run for state legislature.
You won hands-down.
Well, I'm plumb flutterated by the honor but, well, I ain't no politician.
Besides, as soon as Russel gets a little dancing out of his system we got to go back and get my wife and family.
Ain't going to hurt their feelings none to have you sitting in the legislature, is it? You got the wrong bear up a tree, judge.
Better get somebody more fit.
Like Amos Thorpe? That lawyer tried to get Bigfoot off? You wouldn't run him.
Well, we wouldn't, but the opposition is.
And Thorpe's got plenty of money to spend on a campaign.
Yeah.
Money he made off them Injun land grabs.
We figure you're the only man that's got a chance of beating him.
Will you run agin him? The way you put it, I ain't got much choice.
Hey, I got a letter for you.
Be right back.
Ha ha! Only a month old, too.
It ain't Polly's hand.
See if you can make it out.
It's from your sister-in-law, John's wife.
What'd she be writing me about? "Dear David "I take my pen in hand to tell you some very sad news.
"Your beloved Polly was took" "Was took down with a fever "and died in spite of all we could do.
" "The end was peaceful.
"We buried her on the knoll near your cabin.
" "Don't worry about the boys.
"They are living with us and getting along fine.
"John says let them stay with us "at least until they're older.
"Little ones need a mother "and already, they seem like my own.
" "We know you are suffering "the greatest loss a man can endure "But the good Lord knows best.
"Your loving sister-in-law.
" Wish there was something I could say, Davy.
Is there anything I can do? Just give me some time by myself.
Now, he'd lost his love And his grief was gall In his heart, he wanted to leave it all And lose himself in the forest tall But he answered instead to his country's call Davy, Davy Crockett Beginnin' his campaign Howdy, Davy.
Hear you decided to run for state legislature.
Yeah.
Some folks think it's funny to have an old bear hunter from the cane breaks running for office, but if enough of you want me I'll stand up to lick law, salt or no salt.
We're fer you, Davy.
- Howdy.
- Howdy.
Kind of figured you'd be coming along, Davy.
That fellow Thorpe been ahead of me again? Sure has.
Been handing out twists of tobaccy, too.
I can't even afford a chaw.
Working on kinda short halter.
Heh heh! Say, you know what that fella Thorpe been calling you? A bushwhacker.
He is, eh? Well, I don't mind.
A bushwhacker pulls himself upstream as best he can, don't he? Yeah, I reckon so.
Sometimes he gets there, providing he gets enough votes.
Now, if I get into this legislating I aim to make a few changes for the small farmers.
Here comes Davy! Yee-hoo! Yay, Davy! You first.
Well, here it goes.
My honorable opponent knows I ain't much shucks at speechifyin'.
Mighty kind of him to let me get up and speak first so's he can make a lie out of everything I say.
The truth is, I don't know nothin' at all about politics.
I'll leave that up to him.
But I do know the folks in the woods.
And if you send me to Nashville I'll represent you as honest as I can.
Hooray for Davy! I reckon that's all I got to say.
If this here speech seems a mite brief looks like my worthy opponent's all set to make up for it.
And if his speech is going to be as dry as I think it is maybe we'd better go over to the tavern and wet our whistles with a little mountain dew.
Come on, boys, follow me.
Voters of the sovereign state of Tennessee I'm well aware of the sacred responsibility you're about to bestow on me and I promise if I am elected that Davy, Davy Crockett Wins by a landslide vote Davy, Davy Crockett Won by a landslide vote They sent up to Nashville The best they could find A fightin' spirit and a thinkin' mind Davy, Davy Crockett Choice of the whole frontier - Yes, sir? - Is Colonel Crockett at home? No, sir, but I'm expecting him directly.
I'm Tobias Norton, an old friend of his.
The colonel served under me in the Indian wars.
Oh, well, would you like to wait for him in his room, then, sir? Thank you.
I hope you'll forgive the intrusion.
You remember me, don't you? So, you're Tobias Norton.
Never did know your first name, Major.
No rank anymore, Davy.
I resigned from the Army three years ago.
It's just plain Mr.
Norton now.
Well, sit down.
What can I do for you? Just a sociable call.
I've been meaning to look you up for some time.
I wish there was something I could offer you.
Oh, no, thanks.
I never drink before sundown, you know.
Oh, I ain't right there, Colonel.
That was in the militia out in the cane break.
Davy, we've been watching your career in the legislature with a great deal of interest.
Just who's "we"? Why, General Jackson and myself.
As you probably know, we're opening a political battle with the present administration.
We're going to make Andrew Jackson the next president of the United States.
That's funny.
I had a notion old Hickory Face was traveling along first-rate on his own shanks.
Well, everyone needs help, you know.
I'm sort of a campaign manager unofficially, of course.
Davy, have you ever been out to the hermitage? No, but I sure heard plenty about it.
How would you like me to get you an invitation? I know the general would be glad to see you.
I'd admire that just fine.
- Howdy, General.
- Welcome, Crockett.
Come in.
I'll be right down as soon as I get my boots off.
Don't hurry, General.
Good afternoon, Mr.
Crockett.
Take your hat, sir? Oh, glad you could come out, Crockett.
Why, it's been a long time since we've seen each other.
You ain't changed so much, General.
Except you ain't so fearsome without your uniform.
Yeah.
You ain't so gamy without your buckskins.
Come on in.
Reckon this is about the fanciest lean-to I ever been in.
Have a chair.
Yes.
Everything's important.
Except this.
Been saving it for home folks.
Can't keep it in a decanter.
Eats the bottom out.
Your health, Crockett.
Ahh.
Ain't nothing smoother than that good old Tennessee corn.
Here's something else I have to keep out of sight.
Exploits of Davy Crockett in the Rocky Mountains.
Why, I ain't never been west of the muddy old Mississip.
- Let me see that.
- Sure.
Somebody's got a mighty powerful imagination.
"As told by his friend G.
E.
Russel.
" Georgie Russel? I might've knowed.
Why, there's a whole slew of them Exploits of Davy Crockett on the Great Plains Davy Crockett and the Monster of Realfoot Lake.
Haven't you ever seen any of them? Nope.
Why, they're making you famous.
Next to me, you're about the most famous man in Tennessee right now.
No wonder people's taken to pointing me out.
Wait'll I get my hands on that Russel varmint.
Oh, it's not only these yarns, Crockett.
You've been making quite a name for yourself in local politics.
Soft soap ain't good for nothing but washing dirty hands, General.
Well, it's a fact.
Now, you listen to me.
I'm going to run for president.
My enemies will try to lift my scalp if I get to Washington city but I intend to take theirs first if I can get the right kind of help.
Crockett, I want you to run for Congress.
Congress? General, are you sure an old head wound isn't troubling you just a little? I mean it.
I want men I can trust, men I know are with me men that can get the rest of the country behind me.
Well, if I was to do what you asked, and I did get in I wouldn't be taking orders from you, General.
I'd be taking them from them that elected me.
Ah, that's just the answer I hoped I'd get from you.
As your candidate and the undoubted choice of you good people of Nashville I promise fulfillment of the platform to which I stand committed.
I promise a higher tariff and lower taxes and I promise better working conditions for the sons of toil on the farm and in the factory.
And in conclusion I promise that this great nation of ours That this great nation of ours shall not waver in the perilous times but shall climb on to the very zenith of national achievement.
I humbly thank you.
Well, ladies and gentlemen seems like my honorable opponent has pulled all the tinder out from under my flint.
He's made about every promise a man can make.
As a matter of fact, he's up and invented a couple of new ones nobody's ever thought of before.
Ain't a single one left over for me.
Now, a self-respecting candidate can't go off to Washington city without a supply of promises in his catchall.
People there might think he was an old shinbone from the backwoods, where folks don't make promises unless they aim to keep them.
Like my honorable opponent told you Quite some time ago It's your solemn duty to choose 'twixt him and me.
Now, I don't want to influence you one way or the other but I'd just like to remind you that even this here cricket like all the other critters that know what I stand fer is yelling, "Crockett for Congress.
" The votes were counted And he won hands-down So they sent him off To Washington town With his best-pressed suit Still his buckskins brown A livin' legend Of growin' renown DaVY Davy Crockett The canebrake congressman Good morning, gentlemen.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Just a minute, your honor.
- Hiya, Davy.
- You old bushwhacker.
I wondered when you was going to show up.
You bear wrestler, you.
How are you? Hey, I've put up with your singing them lies about me but printing them for everybody to read is going too far.
They helped put you here, didn't they? Yeah.
Now I got to live up to 'em.
Do you think I can go in there dressed like any self-respecting congressman? No.
I got to go in there like the king of the wild frontier, thanks to you.
Well, Davy, that's downright ungrateful.
Here I come all the way from the Obion River just to wish you luck on your maiden speech.
Well, you just get yourself up there in the gallery.
You're going to hear a real gullywhumper.
Before we get to the order of business for the day the chair will recognize the new gentleman from Tennessee the honorable David Crockett.
Mr.
Speaker, gentlemen.
A fellow around called a master-at-arms tells me a new congressman is supposed to make a self-introducing speech.
Well, here she goes.
I'm David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods.
I'm half-horse, half-alligator and a little teched with snapping 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 eat any man alive opposed to Andy Jackson.
By and large, I'm about the most savagest critter you ever seen alive.
They tell me that Congress allows members lemonade under the heading of stationery.
I hereby move that whiskey also be allowed under the heading of fuel.
Davy Crockett.
Is that backwoods lout turning this into a music hall? Oh, I don't know.
It seems to me that we could use a good laugh around here once in a while.
Now, some congressmen take pride in saying a lot about nothing like I'm doing right now.
Others don't do nothing 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 and the next time I get up before you I'll have something to say worth saying.
He done what he could And he made a dent In the problems facing the government But his biggest chore And his main intent Was keepin' an eye on the president Davy, Davy Crockett Servin' his country well Enjoying yourself, David? That was a mighty fine supper, Mr.
President.
Only the best in the presidential palace.
Since you put that new portico up in front and got her fresh painted folks are calling her the White House.
Yeah, sounds better at that.
Yeah, that's what she'll be from now on.
You made yourself real at home here, ain't you, General? Built a nice stable out there, a few race horses.
A man's got to have some way of getting his mind off his troubles.
This job's twice as tough as fighting Indians and it ain't half the fun.
I know what you mean.
Seems like there's more government business being done at fancy dress balls than there is on the floor of Congress.
A man's got to skin a cat any way he can, Davy.
You ought to know that by now.
What's important is keeping men like you behind me solid.
You put a strain on a feller sometimes, Mr.
President.
You're bound to make mistakes same as anybody else and you've made a couple of humdingers.
Tck.
You mean the revenue bill? That's one of them.
That would put half the small farmers out of business.
Davy, the president can't think of just one group.
We're growing too fast.
Why, there's nearly thirteen million of us now.
We're busting at the seams.
We need room to grow.
Expansion, that's what I'm thinking ofexpansion.
And by the eternal, I'm not letting anything stand in the way of that.
I reckon I'll go along with you as long as nobody gets hurt in the scuffle.
Your brother's doing real well, Davy.
- That's good to hear.
- Good crops this year.
And your boys, I bet they both growed a foot since you seen 'em last fall.
Ah, I sure miss them.
Billy still favor his ma? Spitting image of her.
She'd be mighty proud of her boys.
She'd be mighty proud of you, too, Davy.
They all are back home.
Good morning, Congressman.
I'd like to speak to you a moment.
Excuse me.
I see you ain't combed all the nits out of your hair, Davy.
Norton's changed.
He's been a lot of help to me.
This is great luck, Davy.
I was planning to see you later in the day.
How long have you been in town, Russel? I got it all arranged.
You're going on a speaking tour of all the big Eastern cities.
Now, just a minute.
I got work to do.
That can wait.
This is more important.
I've talked it over with the president and you're the logical choice.
Well, now, hold on.
Why me? Don't you realize you've become a national figure? Everybody's heard about you.
Now they want to see you in person.
You can do a great service for the country.
How? By telling some more of them backwoods jokes? Exactly.
When Colonel Crockett first came to Washington everyone took him for a buckskin clown.
Now he's the most famous wit in the country.
Spreadin' it on a little thick there, ain't you? I'm serious, Davy.
This tour is an opportunity.
You've got to think ahead.
General Jackson's in his second term.
In three years, they'll be electing a new president and some of us have been seriously considering you.
Under the circumstances, you can't afford to pass this up.
Will it be convenient to leave Sunday? WellI guess so.
Excellent.
I'll arrange your passage.
I enjoyed talking to you, Russel.
Davy you used to have a motto "Be sure you're right and then go ahead.
" Well, I sure hope you're right.
Him and his jokes Traveled all through the land His speeches made him friends To beat the band His politicking was the favorite brand And everyone wanted to shake his hand Davy, Davy Crockett Helpin' his legend grow Gentlemen, the honorable Davy Crockett.
Citizens of Philadelphia this here's the most beautiful rifle gun lever hope to see.
I love a good gun for it makes a man feel independent and prepared for peace or war.
I just don't know how to thank you enough.
She's such a pretty little lady.
I think I'll give her a name.
"Betsy" suit you folks? Now, you all heard about me bagging 105 bears in one winter.
Well, Betsy here ain't going to come to no such use.
I don't get no joy out of killing critters like that no more.
Why, the last bear I treed, I brung home alive.
We tamed him, and now he sits at the table like a man.
Named him Death Hug.
I wouldn't wonder if he's smart enough to travel someday and maybe go to Congress.
Now now I hate long-winded speeches, and this one's long enough.
I'll always treasure this here testimony of your friendship.
With a gun like this a man could put a rifle ball through the moon.
First chance I get, I'm going to try.
Thank you.
What are you doing here? What sliver is under your toenail now? Remember you telling me how helpful Norton was to you? - Yeah.
- He helped you, all right right out of Washington city, because you was in the way.
- In the way of what? - The president's Injun bill.
They ain't brought that onto the floor.
- It's in debate right now.
- What? A couple of your friends are trying to stall it off as best they can but there's no telling how long they'll be able to hold out.
Looks like my tour is over right now.
How's the quickest way back? The way I comein the saddle.
I know where we can get fresh horses.
Haven't you been able to force the vote yet? The opposition won't yield the floor.
Get them to call that vote.
Why, Davy, I didn't expect you back for a week.
I know.
Now, Davy, if you're worried about the Indian bill it's all over.
They've already passed it.
They'll have to change their minds.
I'm warning you, Crockett.
Go in there, and you're committing political suicide.
You know what I think about your kind of politics? I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee.
Mr.
Speaker fellow members of the Congress of these United States I've stood before you a good many times in fights and fun.
And we've had a laugh or two for the good of the country and our own digestions.
But you can fold up your grins and put them away for you'll hear no jokes from Davy Crockett today.
You have before you something called an Indian bill.
I don't aim to keep you here much longer arguing about it.
You've had enough of that already.
But afore it comes to a vote I just want to remind you of something.
Expansion is a mighty fine thing.
Sure, we got to grow, but not at the expense of the things this country was founded to protect.
The government's promises set down in the Indian treaty is as sacred as your own word.
Expansion ain't no excuse for persecuting a whole part of our people because their skins is red and they're uneducated to our ways.
And expansion ain't no excuse for taking Indian lands that was guaranteed to them.
You wouldn't be doing the settlers no good voting for this bill.
You'd only be making rich men out of the land grabbers and speculators that have been trying to get it passed.
Nowjust who are these scalawags? Well, one of them could be the president himself using this Congress for his own purpose.
But I've known General Jackson for half of my born life and I'm sure he's got nothing but the good of the country at heart.
No, it's just a few thieving varmints hanging on by giving dinners and fancy parties reaching for whatever they can get a hold of.
But their no-count lot are about as natural as flies around a molasses barrel.
The real scalawags in this here capital of the brave and free is us you and me.
And I'm the worst of the lot.
I reckon I've missed as many sessions as any of you out shooting my mouth off when I should've been here tending to business.
It's nobody's fault but our own if a bill like this gets passed.
We got a responsibility to this strapping, fun-loving britches-bustin', young bear cub of a country.
We got a responsibility to help it grow into the kind of nation the good Lord meant it to be.
If we reared up and showed that we were the kind of men our friends and neighbors figured we was when they sent us here a bill like this would never live long enough to even get on our desks, let alone come to a vote.
He knew when he spoke That he sounded the knell Of his hopes for the White House And fame as well But he spoke out strong So the history books tell And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell Davy, Davy Crockett Seein' his duty clear DaVY Davy Crockett King of the wild frontier Next week, from Fantasyland we're happy to present the work of Kenneth Grahame a most gifted and unique storyteller.
Now here are a few preview scenes from two of his favorite stories.
Walt Disney brings you the stories of two very special characters.
One of these characters is a dragon.
Not one of the usual terrifying, fire-eating dragons like this.
No, this is about a different kind of dragon who loved to sing in the shower.
In fact, he loved everybody.
He was too kindhearted to devour livestock and scourge the countryside the way ordinary dragons were supposed to do.
This particular dragon's favorite pastime was poetry.
Ahem, ahem.
Sweet little upside-down cake cares and woes, you've got 'em for, little upside-down cake your top is on your bottom.
And this is a story of how the reluctant dragon had to learn to fight and how he met Sir Giles the famous dragon killer in mortal combat.
Hooray for the knight! Yay! Hooray for the dragon! Hooray! Hooray for the knight! Hooray for the dragon! Hooray for the knight! Hooray for the dragon! Whoa! And on the same program one of the merriest, most rollicking classic tales of English literature "The Wind in the Willows.
" The Brittinghams, the Nottinghams Or any hammy hamlet by the sea, oh! Are we on our way to Devonshire To Lancashire or Worcestershire? I'm not so sure, we'll have to wait and see Oh, are we on our way to Dover Or going merrily over The jolly old road that goes to Plymouth, ho? No We're merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Merrily on our way to nowhere In particular In "Wind in the Willows" you'll meet some of the maddest happy-go-lucky characters ever conceived.
There's Mr.
Toad, owner of fabulous Toad Hall who sometimes imagined he was a motorcar.
You'll meet Cyril the Gypsy horse.
Yes, there's Mr.
Rat and Moley and all the other famous river folk from the story as the eccentric Mr.
Toad plunges the quiet English countryside into a merry scene of chaos.
Next week, Walt Disney brings you Kenneth Grahame's beloved story "Wind in the Willows" along with "The Tale of the Reluctant Dragon.
" Next week, coming to you from Disneyland.
When your heart Is in your dream For one of the most exciting evenings you have ever spent in a motion-picture theater join the millions now thrilling to Walt Disney's Cinemascope and Technicolor production of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre.
If it has not yet arrived at your favorite theater watch for it.
It's Walt Disney's fabulous motion-picture adventure "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" in Cinemascope.
Dreams come true