The Clancy Brothers - Wild colonial boy

^CThere was a Wild ^FColonial^G7 Boy Jack Duggan was his ^Cname He was born and reared in ^GIreland In a place called ^G7Castle^Cmaine He was his father's ^Gonly son And his mother's ^G7pride and ^Cjoy And dearly ^C7did his^F parents^G love ^GThe Wild Colonial ^CBoy.

^CAt hammer throwing ^FJack was ^G7great Or swinging a ca^Cman He led the boys in ^Gall their pranks From dusk to ^G7early ^Cdawn. At fishin' or at po^Gachin' trout ^G7He was the real ^CMcCoy And all the^C7 neighbours ^Floved young ^GJack ^GThe Wild Colonial ^CBoy.

^CAt the early age of ^Fsixteen ^G7years He left his native ^Chome And to Australia's ^Gsunny land He was ^G7inclined to ^Croam. He ^C7robbed the ^Frich, and he ^Ghelped the poor ^GHe stabbed James ^CMacEvoy. A ^C7terror to ^FAustralia ^Gwasp T^Ghe Wild Colonia^Cl Boy.

^CFor two more years ^Fthis ^G7daring youth Ran on his wild ^Ccareer With a head that ^Gknew no danger And a ^G7heart that knew no ^Cfear. He ^Crobbed ^Foutright the ^Gwealthy squires ^GAnd their arms he ^Cdid destroy ^C7And woe to ^Fall who d^Gared to fight ^GThe Wild Colonial ^CBoy.

^CHe loved the Prairie ^Fand the ^G7Bush Where Rangers rode ^Calong With his gun stuc^Gk in its holster deep He ^G7sang a merry ^Csong. But if a ^C7foe once ^Fcrossed his ^Gtrack A^Gnd sought him to ^Cdestroy ^C7He'd get ^Fsharp shootin'^G sure from Jack ^GThe Wild Colonial ^CBoy.

^COne morning on the ^Fprairie ^G7wild Jack Duggan rode ^Calong While listening t^Go the mocking bird ^G7Singing a cheerful ^Csong Out jumped t^C7hree troopers, ^Ffierce and ^Ggrim ^GKelly, Davis and ^CFitzroy ^C7They all ^Fset out to ^Gcapture him ^GThe Wild Colonial ^Cboy.

^C"Surrender now, Jack ^FDuggan, ^G7Come" "You see there's three to ^Cone! Surrender in the ^GQueen's name, Sir ^G7You are a plundering ^Cson!" Jack drew tw^C7o pistols ^Ffrom his ^Gside ^GAnd glared upon ^CFitzroy "I'll f^C7ight, but not ^Fsurrender!" ^Gcried ^GThe Wild Colonial ^CBoy.

^CHe fired a ^Fshot at ^G7Kelly Which brought him to the ^Cground He fired point ^Gblank at Davis, too ^G7Who fell dead at the ^Csound But a bullet ^C7pierced his ^Fbrave young ^Gheart ^GFrom the pistol of ^CFitzroy And t^C7hat was how they ^Fcaptured ^Ghim ^GThe Wild Colonial ^CBoy.