According to the song, who was born on a mountain top in Tennessee?

According to the song, the famous man who was born on a mountain top in Tennessee was Davy Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836). Crockett became an American folk hero. Plus he was a frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". During his life, he was able to represent the state of Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the U.S. Congress before he joined the Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836).

Concerning the song ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett"), it is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn. It was introduced on ABC's television series "Disneyland" in October 1954. Fess Parker is shown performing the song on a log cabin set in frontiersman clothes. He is accompanied by a group of similarly attired musicians. The song was later used with the Disneyland TV miniseries "Davy Crockett", which was first telecast in December 1954. Parker played the role of Davy Crockett until the show ended in 1955.

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William Laughlin

The TV show theme song has 6 verses, but here is the first. I'm sure it will bring back memories to a few older Americans. Born on a mountain top 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. source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/davycrockettlyrics.html

William Laughlin

Jas Newman, You are mistaken. The singer sang the song in the vernacular. The lyrics are, "Killed him a bear when he was only three", but it sounds like, "Kilt him a bar when he was only three." Had he died in a bar when he was three, a highly unlikely scenario, he would never have grown into the legend we know today.