Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - The Wild Colonial Boy lyrics

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 a**etts 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