Wild Colonial Boy (traditional Irish/Australian song, sung by Eddie Biggins)

The Wild Colonial Boy

There was a Wild Colonial Boy,
Jack Duggan was his name,
He was born and bred in Ireland,
In a place called Castlemain,
He was his father's only son,
And his mother's pride and joy,
And dearly did his parents love
The Wild Colonial Boy.

At the early age of sixteen years,
He left his native home
And to Australia's sunny shore
He was inclined to roam.
He robbed the rich, and he helped the poor
He shot James MacEvoy.
A terror to Australia was
The Wild Colonial Boy.

One morning on the prairie,
As Jackie rode along,
A-listening to the mocking bird
Singing a cheerful song,
Out stepped a band of troopers,
Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy:
They all set out to capture him,
The Wild Colonial boy.

He fired a shot at Kelly
Which brought him to the ground,
And turning round to Davis he
Received a fatal wound,
a bullet pierced his proud young heart
From the pistol of Fitzroy;
And that was how they captured him,
The Wild Colonial Boy.

(instrumental)

verse 1 repeat

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