The+Wild+Colonial+Boy

This is the song about The Wild Colonial Boy, a fictional tribute to Jack Donahue. Hope you enjoy! media type="custom" key="21699664"

Of poor but honest parents, he was born near Castlemaine He was his father's only son, and his mother's pride and joy So dearly did his parents love their wild colonial boy
 * There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Doolan was his name

Barely sixteen years of age, he first began to roam And found Australia's sunny shores, and called it his true home He robbed the wealthy squatters, their assets to destroy A terror to the rich ones, was the wild colonial boy

 Back in eighteen sixty one, began his wild career With a head that knew no danger, and a heart that held no fear He held the Mudgee mail coach up, and he shot Judge MacEvoy A curse to every copper was the wild colonial boy

 Later on that very day, as Jack he rode along Listening to the kookaburras, pleasant laughing song He spied three mounted troopers, Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy With a warrant for the capture of the wild colonial boy

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> “Surrender now, Jack Doolan, for you see we're three to one <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Surrender now in the Queen's high name, or your living days are done” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Jack drew two pistols from his belt, and he waved them proud and high <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">“I'll fight, but not surrender,” cried the wild colonial boy

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Jack fired once at Kelly, brought him to the ground <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Then turning round from Davis' gun, received his mortal wound <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A bullet pierced his proud young heart, from the pistol of Fitzroy <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">And that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Yes that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy ||