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Outlaws
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He robbed the rich to help the poor,---- he shot down Mack - le - roy,—
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Who trem-bl-ing gave his gold up to this wild co - lo-nial boy___
1   There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Dollin was his name, He was borned in Dublin City, not so far from Castlemagne, He was his father's only son, his mother's pride and joy, So dearly did those parents love their wild colonial boy.
2  At the early age of sixteen years he started his wild career, His courage being undewanted,* no danger did he fear.
He robbed the rich to help the poor, he shot down Mackleroy, Who trembling gave his gold up to this wild colonial boy.
3  At the early age of eighteen years he left his happy home And to Australia's happy land he were inclined to roam 3 He robbed the wealthy squires, their farms he did destroy, A terrier to Australia was this wild colonial boy.
4  One day across the prairie as Jack he rode along
A-listening to the mocking birds as they sang their e-ven-ing song, He spied three mounted policemen, Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy, They were called out to capture him, the wild colonial boy.
5  "Surrender now, Jack Dollin, you see there's three to one,
We arrest you in the Queen's name, for you're a plundering son." He drew a pistol from his side, made to them this reply, "I'll fight but never surrender," said this wild colonial boy.
6  He fired a shot at Kelly which fetched him to the ground, While with a shot from Davis' pistol he received a fatal wound, When a bullet pierced his brave young heart from the pistol of Fitzroy, And that's the way they captured him, this wild colonial boy.
* "Undaunted."
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