was a wild colonial boy,
Jack Dugan was his name.
He was born and bred in Ireland,
in a place called Castle Vane.
He was his mother's only son,
his father's 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 shore
he wasn't far too long
He robbed the rich to help the poor,
he stabbed James McA voy
A terror to Australia
was the wild colonial boy
One morning on the prairie
while Jack again rode along
While listening to the
mocking bird,
he sang a cheerful song
Of jumb 'ry troopers armed with guns,
named Davis, Teddy, Fitzroy
They all set out to capture him,
the wild colonial boy
He fired a shot at Kenny's chest
that brought him to the ground
An d turning round to Davis
he re ceived a fatal wound
A bullet pierced his brave young heart
from the pistol of Fitzroy
And that was how they captured him,
the wild colonial boy.
And that was how they
captured him,
the wild colonial boy.