The Ballad Of Ben Hall's Gang Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCB DDEB B FGFB B HHI B JJB B KKBLB MMBNB OOB B| Come all ye wild colonials And listen to my tale | A |
| A story of bushrangers' deeds I will to you unveil | A |
| 'Tis of those gallant heroes Game fighters one and all | B |
| And we'll sit and sing Long Live the King | C |
| Dunn Gilbert and Ben Hall | B |
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| Ben Hall he was a squatter bloke Who owned a thousand head | D |
| A peaceful man he was until Arrested by Sir Fred | D |
| His home burned down his wife cleared out | E |
| His cattle perished all | B |
| They'll not take me a second time ' | - |
| Says valiant Ben Hall | B |
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| John Gilbert was a flash cove And John O'Meally too | F |
| With Ben and Bourke and Johnny Vane | G |
| They all were comrades true | F |
| They rode into Canowindra And gave a public ball | B |
| 'Roll up roll up and have a spree ' | - |
| Says Gilbert and Ben Hall | B |
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| They took possession of the town Including the public houses | H |
| And treated all the cockatoos And shouted for their spouses | H |
| They danced with all the pretty girls And held a carnival | I |
| 'We don't hurt them who don't hurt us ' | - |
| Says Gilbert and Ben Hall | B |
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| They made a raid on Bathurst The pace was getting hot | J |
| But Johnny Vane surrendered After Micky Burke was shot | J |
| O'Meally at Goimbla Did like a hero fall | B |
| 'The game is getting lively ' | - |
| Says John Gilbert and Ben Hall | B |
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| Then Gilbert took a holiday Ben Hall got new recruits | K |
| The Old Man and Dunleavy Shared in the plunder's fruits | K |
| Dunleavy he surrendered And they jagged the Old Man tall | B |
| So Johnny Gilbert came again | L |
| To help his mate Ben Hall | B |
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| John Dunn he was a jockey bloke A riding all the winners | M |
| Until he joined Hall's gang to rob The publicans and sinners | M |
| And many a time the Royal Mail Bailed up at John Dunn's call | B |
| A thousand pounds is on their heads | N |
| Dunn Gilbert and Ben Hall | B |
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| 'Next week we'll visit Goulburn And clean the banks out there | O |
| So if you see the troopers Just tell them to beware | O |
| Some day to Sydney city We mean to pay a call | B |
| And we'll take the whole damn country ' | - |
| Says Dunn Gilbert and Ben Hall | B |
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