Wild Colonial Boy

There was a wild colonial boy,

Jack Duggan was his name.

He was born and raised in Ireland,

in a place called Castlemaine.

He was his father's only son,

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, he helped the poor,

he shot James MacEvoy!

A terror to Australia was

the Wild Colonial Boy!

One morning on the prairie,

as Jack, he rode along.

Listening to the mockingbird

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!

"Surrender now Jack Duggan,

for you see we're three-to-one.

Surrender in the King's high name,

for you are a plundering son!"

Jack pulled two pistols from his belt,

he proudly waved them high.

"I'll fight, but not surrender!"

Said 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!

• Artist:The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem