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Dunn, Gilbert and Ben Hall
( Traditional )
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[V.1]
Come all you wild colonials, and listen to my tale,
A story of bushranging deeds I will to you unveil.
‘Tis of those gallant heroes, game fighters one and all,
We’ll sit and sing, long live the King, Dunn, Gilbert, and Ben Hall.
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[V.2]
Frank Gardiner was a bushranger of terrible renown,
He robbed the Forbes gold escort, and eloped with Kitty Brown,
But in the end they lagged him, two and thirty years in all.
“We must avenge the Darkie”, says Dunn, Gilbert and Ben Hall.
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[ V.3 ]
Ben Hall he was a squatter who owned six hundred head.
A peaceful man he was until arrested by Sir Fred ;
His home burned down, his wife cleared out, his cattle perished all.
“I've all my sentence yet to earn” was the word of bold Ben Hall.
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[ V.4 ]
John Gilbert was a flash cove, and John O’Meally too;
With Ben and Bourke and Johnny Vane they all were comrades true.
They bailed the Carcoar mail coach up and made the troopers crawl.
It was nothing but diversion for Dunn Gilbert and Ben Hall
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[ V.5 ]
“ Hand over all your watches and the banknotes in your purses.
All travelers must pay toll to us ; we don’t care for your curses.
We are the rulers of the roads, we’ve seen the troopers fall,
And we want your gold and money ”, says Dunn, Gilbert and Ben Hall.
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[ V.6]
From Bathurst down to Goulburn town they made the coaches stand,
While far behind, Sir Frederick's men were labouring thro' the land
They rode into Canowindra and gave a public ball.
“Roll up, roll up, and have a spree”, says Gilbert, and Ben Hall.
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[ V.7]
They took possession of the town, including the public houses,
And treated all the cockatoos and shouted for their spouses.
They danced with all the pretty girls and held a carnival.
“We don’t hurt them who don’t hurt us,” says Gilbert and Ben Hall.
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[V.8]
They made a raid on Bathurst ,the pace was getting hot
But Johnny Vane surrendered after Micky Bourke was shot.
O'Meally at Goimbla did like a hero fall;
“The game is getting lively,” says John Gilbert to Ben Hall.
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[ V.9 ]
John Dunn he was a jockey, a-riding all the winners,
Until he joined Hall’s gang to rob the publicans and sinners,
And many a time the Royal Mail bailed up at John Dunn’s call.
A thousand pounds is on their heads – Dunn, Gilbert, and Ben Hall.
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[ V.10 ]
“ Next week we’ll visit Goulburn and clean the banks out there;
So if you see the peelers, better tell them to beware.
Some day to Sydney city, we mean to pay a call,
We’ll take the whole damn country,” says Dunn, Gilbert, and Ben Hall.

"We’ll take the whole damn country,” says Dunn, Gilbert, and Ben Hall.
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