A Wild Colonial Boy-Connie Foley

[ti:A Wild Colonial Boy] [ar:Connie Foley] [al:Whiskey In The Jar & Other Favourite Irish Bar Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Wild Colonial Boy - Connie Foley [00:05.30]There was a wild colonial boy [00:09.77]Jack Duggan was his name [00:13.44] [00:13.99]He was born and raised in Ireland [00:18.40]In a place called Castlemaine [00:22.65]He was his father's only pride [00:27.02]His mother's only joy [00:31.29]And dearly did his parents love [00:35.63]The wild colonial boy [00:39.78]At the early age of sixteen years [00:44.15]He left his native home [00:48.31]And to Australia's sunny incline [00:52.68]He was inclined to roam [00:56.98]He robbed the rich he helped the poor [01:01.17]He stab James MacEvoy [01:05.42]A terror to Australia was [01:09.82]The wild colonial boy [01:13.53] [01:14.10]One morning on the prairie [01:18.42]As Jack he rode along [01:22.20] [01:23.01]Listening to the mocking birds [01:27.42]Singing a mocking song [01:31.36]Up stepped 3 moutain policemen [01:35.51]Kelly Davis and Fitzroy [01:40.09]They all set out to capture him [01:44.45]The wild colonial boy [01:48.76]Surrender now Jack Duggan [01:53.20]For you're three to one [01:57.46]Surrender in the Queen's name [02:01.80]For you are a plundering son [02:05.99]Jack plot two pistols from his belt [02:10.35]And proudly waved them high [02:14.69]I'll fight but not surrender [02:18.38]Said the wild colonial boy [02:23.38]Jack fired a shot at Kelly [02:27.64]Which brought him to the ground [02:31.85]And turning round to Davis [02:35.89]He received a fatal wound [02:40.47]A bullet pierced his proud young heart [02:44.69]From the pistol of Fitzroy [02:49.13]And that is how they captured him [02:53.67] [02:54.31]The wild colonial boy