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 Crocket King of the Wild Frontier."
Do you remember watching the television show Davy Crockett played by Fess Parker? Back in 1955 the show and song created a demand for raccoon skins because most kids wanted to wear the coonskin hat made popular by Davy Crocket. The coonskin hat became the symbol of the frontier. Davy’s reliable old rifle, which he called Betsy, caused an increase in the sale of wooden guns and air rifles.