The Wild Colonial Boy Lyrics
The Wild Colonial Boy - The Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem
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 fathers only son
His mothers 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 shores
He was inclined to roam
He robbed the rich
He helped the poor
He shot James McAvoy
A terror to Australia was
The wild colonial boy
One morning on the prairie
As Jack he rode along
A listening to the mocking bird
A singing a cheerful song
Out stepped a band of troopers
Kelly Davies and Fitzroy
They all set out to capture him
The wild colonial boy
Surrender now
Jack Duggan for you see
You're three to one
Surrender in the Kings high name
You're a plundering son
Jack drew 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 turnin' round to Davies he recieved 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