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Verse 1
There was a Wild Colonial Boy
Jack Duggan was his name
He was born and reared in Ireland
In a place called Castlemaine
He was his father's only son
And his mother's pride and joy
And dearly did his parents love
The Wild Colonial Boy.
Verse 2
At hammer throwing Jack was great
Or swinging a caman
He led the boys in all their pranks
From dusk to early dawn.
At fishin' or at poachin' trout
He was the real McCoy
And all the neighbours loved young Jack
The Wild Colonial Boy.
Verse 3
At the early age of sixteen years
He left his native home
And to Australia's sunny land
He was inclined to roam.
He robbed the rich, and he helped the poor
He stabbed James MacEvoy.
A terror to Australia was
The Wild Colonial Boy.
Verse 4
For two more years this daring youth
Ran on his wild career
With a head that knew no danger
And a heart that knew no fear.
He robbed outright the wealthy squires
And their arms he did destroy
And woe to all who dared to fight
The Wild Colonial Boy.
Verse 5
He loved the Prairie and the Bush
Where Rangers rode along
With his gun stuck in its holster deep
He sang a merry song.
But if a foe once crossed his track
And sought him to destroy
He'd get sharp shootin' sure from Jack
The Wild Colonial Boy.
Verse 6
One morning on the prairie wild
Jack Duggan rode along
While listening to the mocking bird
Singing a cheerful song
Out jumped three troopers, fierce and grim
Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy
They all set out to capture him
The Wild Colonial boy.
Verse 7
"Surrender now, Jack Duggan, Come"
"You see there's three to one!
Surrender in the Queen's name, Sir
You are a plundering son!"
Jack drew two pistols from his side
And glared upon Fitzroy
"I'll fight, but not surrender!" cried
The Wild Colonial Boy.
Verse 8
He fired a shot at Kelly
Which brought him to the ground
He fired point blank at Davis, too
Who fell dead at the sound
But a bullet pierced his brave young heart
From the pistol of Fitzroy
And that was how they captured him
The Wild Colonial Boy.
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