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 The voice of a man, coming through the woods, is over-heard singing the following song. 1. Born in the wilds of Tennessee, With Indians round about, This child was reared and grew to be A daring hunter-scout. I fought the brinded catamount, And dragged the panther from his haunt, And grappled with the lynx and bear, And scaled the eagle's cliff-built lair; And so it came, that with my name Was blent a daring Hunter's fame. 2. And when about the neighborhood The Creeks spread death and fear, I shouldered for my country's good My gun as volunteer. I served Old Jackson as a guide, Fought many battles at his side, And often saved by timely aid My comrades from an ambuscade; And so it came, that with my name Was blent a gallant Soldiers fame.