Dr Hook The Medicine Show The Wild Colonial Boy Lyrics

The Wild Colonial Boy Lyrics

(S. Silverstein)







There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Doolan was his name



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







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 assetts 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







"Surrender now, Jack Doolan, for you see we're three to one



Surrender now in the Queen's high name, or your living days are done"



Jack drew two pistols from his belt, and he waved them proud and high



"I'll fight, but not surrender", cried the wild colonial boy







Jack fired once at Kelly, brought him to the ground



Then turning round from Davis' gun, received his mortal wound



A bullet pierced his proud young heart, from the pistol of Fitzroy



And that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy







Yes that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy







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