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Wild Colonial Boy traditional

I ^Cknew a wild col^Fonial boy Jack ^G7Doolan was his ^Cname Of poor but honest^C7 parents he was born in Ca^Cstlemaine he ^Cwas his fathers ^G7favourite son , his mother hope and ^Cjoy The pride of both his ^Fparents was the ^G7wild colonial ^Cboy

At ^Cbarely sixteen ^Fyears of age he ^G7left his fathers ^Chouse Bushranging to the ^C7sunny south, Australia, he set ^Cout He ^Crobbed the wiry ^Fsquatters, their ^G7stocks he did des^Ctroy A t^Cerror to ^FAustralia was the ^G7wild colonial ^Cboy

In ^Csixty one this ^Fdaring youth commen^G7ced his wild ^Ccareer With a heart that knew no ^C7danger no ^G7foeman did he fe^Car He ^Cheld the Beechworth ^Fmail-coach up and ^G7robbed Judge MacE ^Cvoy Who trembled and gave ^Fup his gold to the ^G7wild colonial ^Cboy

He ^Cbade the Judge good ^Fmorning and ^G7told him to ^Cbeware That he'd never rob a ^C7hearty chap ^G7who acted on the ^Csquare ^CAnd never you ^C7rob a ^Fmother of her ^G7son and only ^Cjoy Or else he may turn ^Foutlaw like the ^G7wild colonial ^Cboy

One ^Cday along the mountain^Fside , Jack ^G7nimbly rode ^Calong Listening to the little ^C7birds, ^G7sing their merry little ^Csong ^CUp rode three mounted ^C7troopers, ^G7Kelly Davis and ^CFitzroy And cowardly tried to ^Fcapture the^G7 Wild Colonial ^CBoy

^CSurrender now Jack ^FDoolin for you ^G7see its three to ^Cone Surrender in the ^C7Queens good name, ^G7you daring highway ^Cman ^CJack drew a pistol ^Ffrom his side and ^G7waved the lively ^Ctoy "I'll shoot but not ^Fsurrender" cried the ^G7Wild Colonial ^CBoy"

^CHe fired at trooper ^Fkelly and he brought ^G7him to the ^Cground And on return from ^FDavis re ^G7ceived his mortal ^Cwound All tattered in his ^Fcrimson gore was ^G7finished by ^Cfitzroy How cowardly they ^Fcaptured him the ^G7wild colonial ^Cboy

(this has a wierd C7 that ive forgotten in any case it was an old convict song. If you were caught even whistling it you were probably shot for 'trying to escape' or thrown in solitary for and extended period..)