"Wild Colonial Boy" lyrics

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 Duggan rode along
A-listening to the mocking bird singing a cheerful song
Up 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 Queen's high name, for you are a plundering son"
Jack pulled two pistols from his belt and he proudly waved them high
"I'll fight, but not surrender," said the wild colonial boy

He fired a shot at Kelly and it 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
And that was how they captured him, the wild colonial boy