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