The Wild Colonial Boy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DEEFF GGCC HHEC IICC JJCC BBCC KKCC'Tis of a wild Colonial Boy Jack Doolan was his name | A |
Of poor but honest parents he was born in Castlemaine | B |
He was his father's only hope his mother's pride and joy | C |
And dearly did his parents love the wild Colonial Boy | C |
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Chorus | D |
Come all my hearties we'll roam the mountains high | E |
Together we will plunder together we will die | E |
We'll wander over valleys and gallop over plains | F |
And we'll scorn to live in slavery bound down with iron chains | F |
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He was scarcely sixteen years of age when he left his father's home | G |
And through Australia's sunny clime a bushranger did roam | G |
He robbed those wealthy squatters their stock he did destroy | C |
And a terror to Australia was the wild Colonial Boy | C |
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In sixty one this daring youth commenced his wild career | H |
With a heart that knew no danger no foeman did he fear | H |
He stuck up the Beechworth mail coach and robbed Judge MacEvoy | E |
Who trembled and gave up his gold to the wild Colonial Boy | C |
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He bade the judge Good morning and told him to beware | I |
That he'd never rob a hearty chap that acted on the square | I |
And never to rob a mother of her son and only joy | C |
Or else you might turn outlaw like the wild Colonial Boy | C |
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One day as he was riding the mountain side along | J |
A listening to the little birds their pleasant laughing song | J |
Three mounted troopers rode along Kelly Davis and FitzRoy | C |
They thought that they would capture him the wild Colonial Boy | C |
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Surrender now Jack Doolan you see there's three to one | B |
Surrender now Jack Doolan you're a daring highwayman | B |
He drew a pistol from his belt and shook the little toy | C |
I'll fight but not surrender said the wild Colonial Boy | C |
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He fired at Trooper Kelly and brought him to the ground | K |
And in return from Davis received a mortal wound | K |
All shattered through the jaws he lay still firing at FitzRoy | C |
And that's the way they captured him the wild Colonial Boy | C |
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