*Over the border to rifle and plunder Over the border went Morgan the bold Over the border a terrible blunder For over the border bold Morgan lies cold
When the gold rush had been proven a bust Robbing and looting had become a must Caught up by the law; taken out to sea Six years sentenced to Success he'd be Six years Fuller was imprisoned to row The seeds of a malcontent be sown Raped and beaten then seared with a brand Set free to be the terror of Queensland
Taking a name and growing his beard Known now as the Mad Dog all lawmen would fear When a clash with the hunters had left him dying Billy Ballong found him and took him under his wing They'd rob and they'd fade away in a blur The bushman and the one with the Irish temper When the pair would strike and then disappear The troopers had found that their true trail had veered
Taking rest at the station and indulging his rum The old bushranger was morose and glum Not just the sentimentality he felt But brooding over the hand he was dealt Drinking and pondering the days of yore When Billy the bushman had saved him before This time no help as the lawmen surround To kill a man whose spirit could never be bound
*So honour the brave 'earts over the border Great was the lesson they taught us that day Oh, that teach other bushranging marauder Over the border should venture to stray
Where noted * in “Over the Border”, are traditional Australian folk melody and lyrics Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa. |
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