There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Duggan was his name,
He was born and raised in Ireland in a town called Castle Maine,
He was his father's only son, his mother's pride and joy,
And dearly did his parents loved the wild colonial boy.

At the early age of sixteen years, he left his native home,
And to Australia's sunny land he was inclined to roam,
He robbed the rich and he helped the poor and stabbed James McEvoy,
A terror to Australia was the wild colonial boy.

One morning on the prarie, Jack Duggan he rode along,
While listening to the mockingbird, singing a cheerful song,
Up came a band of troopers, Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy,
They all set out to capture him, the wild colonial boy.

"Surrender now, Jack Duggan, come you see there's three to one,
"Surrender in the Queen's name sir, you are a plundering son",
Jack drew two pistols from his side and glared upon Fitzroy,
"I'll fight but not surrender!" cried the wild colonial boy.

He fired a shot at Kelly, which brought him to the ground,
He fired point blank at Davis too, who fell dead at the sound,
A bullet pierced his brave young heart from the pistol of Fitzroy,
And that was how they captured him, the wild colonial boy,
And that was how they captured him, the wild colonial boy.