Dalhousie University Archives
Nova Scotia Ballads
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Jack Donahue.
It's of a wild Colonial boy,
Jack Donahue was his name.
When he was about sixteen,
He commenced his wild career,
He had a heart that knew no sadness,
Of foes he had no fear.
He robbed the coach at Bedford Beach
Shot bold Judge MacAvoy,
They captured not Jack Donahue
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That wild Colonial boy.
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Finis
Notes
1
Jack Donahue
:also known as John Donohoe, was born around 1806 in Dublin(source:http://www.mtv.com/artists/jack-donahue/biography/).
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That wild Colonial boy
: Between 1825 and 1830, he was a bushranger in Australia.
Known as "Bold Jack Donahue" he became part of the notorious "Wild Colonial Boys"
(source:http://www.mtv.com/artists/jack-donahue/biography/).
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