The Wild Colonial Boy Karaoke - The Irish Rovers

This title is a cover version of The Wild Colonial Boy as made famous by The Irish Rovers

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With backing vocals (with or without vocals in the KFN version)

Tempo: variable (around 117 BPM)

In the same key as the original: D

Duration: 03:44 - Sample at: 01:54

Release date: 1976
Genres: Celtic, Folk, In English
Original songwriter: Michael Henderson

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Lyrics The Wild Colonial Boy

There was a wild colonial boy

Jack Duggan was his name

He was born and reared in Ireland boy in a place called Castlemain

He was his father's only son

His mother'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 shores he was inclined to roam

He robbed the rich

He helped the poor

He shot James McAvoy

A terror to Australia was the wild colonial boy

We'll roam the mountains and the glens and we'll ride across the plains

We scorn to live in slavery bound down by iron chains

One mornin' on the prarie as Jackie rode along

While listenin' to the mockin' bird singin' a cheerful song

Up jumped a band of troopers

Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy

They all set out to capture him the wild colonial boy

Surrender now Jack Duggan for you see we're three to one

Surrender in the King's high name

You are a plunderin' son

Jack drew two pistols from his belt and proudly waved them high

I'll fight but not surrender cried the wild colonial boy

We'll roam the mountains and the glens and we'll ride across the plains

We scorn to live in slavery bound down by iron chains

He fired a shot at Kelly which brought him to the ground

And he fired point blank at Davis who fell dead at the sound

A bullet pierced his proud young heart from the pistol of Fitzroy

And that was how they captured him

The wild colonial boy

We'll roam the mountains and the glens and we'll ride across the plains

We scorn to live in slavery bound down by iron chains

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The Wild Colonial Boy Karaoke - The Irish Rovers

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