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
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Surrender now, Jack Duggan for you see you’re three to one
Surrender in the Kings high name for you're a plundering son
Jack drew two pistols from his belt and proudly waved them high
I’ll fight but not surrender said the wild colonial boy
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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 is how they captured him the wild colonial boy
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