The Wild Colonial Boy Poem Rhyme Scheme

Recent Interactions*

This poem was read 30 times,

This poem was added to the favorite list by 0 members,

This poem was voted by 0 members.

(* Interactions only in the last 7 days)

New Poems

Wonderful Women
by Umaru Kanneh Boima
Freedom To Scratch In Peace
by Olute Aete
Happy New Year
by Felix Menda
Human Beings
by Dana Graslie
Lust
by Wisdom Greatness
An Isolated Tree's Song
by Sayeed Abubakar
A Strange Boy
by Sayeed Abubakar
O Soil
by Sayeed Abubakar
No War, No War-monger
by Sayeed Abubakar
Night's Town
by Sayeed Abubakar

Popular Poets

1. Emily Dickinson(2414 poems)
2. Madison Julius Cawein(1231 poems)
3. Ella Wheeler Wilcox(1136 poems)
4. William Wordsworth(1016 poems)
5. Robert Burns(986 poems)
6. Edgar Albert Guest(945 poems)
7. Thomas Moore(849 poems)
8. Robert Service(831 poems)

'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 only joy	C
And dearly did his parents love the wild Colonial boy	C
	-
Come all my hearties we'll roam the mountains high	D
Together we will plunder together we will die	D
We'll wander over valleys and gallop over plains	E
And we'll scorn to live in slavery bound down with iron chains	E
	-
	-
He was scarcely sixteen years of age when he left his father's home	F
And through Australia's sunny clime a bushranger did roam	F
He robbed those wealthy squatters their stock he did destroy	C
And a terror to Australia was the wild Colonial boy	C
	-
In sixty one this daring youth commenced his wild career	G
With a heart that knew no danger no foeman did he fear	G
He stuck up the Beechworth mail coach and robbed Judge MacEvoy	D
Who trembled and gave up his gold to the wild Colonial boy	C
	-
He bade the Judge Good morning and told him to beware	H
That he'd never rob a hearty chap that acted on the square	H
And never to rob a mother of her son and only joy	C
Or else you may turn outlaw like the wild Colonial boy	C
	-
One day as he was riding the mountain side along	I
A listening to the little birds their pleasant laughing song	I
Three mounted troopers rode along Kelly Davis and FitzRoy	C
They thought that they would capture him the wild Colonial boy	C
	-
Surrender now Jack Doolan you see there's three to one	B
Surrender now Jack Doolan you 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
	-
He fired at Trooper Kelly and brought him to the ground	J
And in return from Davis received a mortal wound	J
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
	-
It will be noticed that the same chorus is sung to both	K
The Wild Colonial Boy and Bold Jack Donahoo	L
Several versions of both songs were sent in but the same	A
chorus was always made to do duty for both songs	M

Banjo Paterson

The Wild Colonial Boy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Write your comment about The Wild Colonial Boy poem by Banjo Paterson

Recent Interactions*

New Poems

Popular Poets