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SOURCE: photocopy held by the Melbourne Argus, dated 19th August 1950 TUNE: Erin Go Bragh SITE SOURCE: Section 5. CRIME AND CORRUPTION Bushranger Jack PowerOn the 8th day of May, in the year 69On a lovely spring morning, the weather 'being fine A bolter from Pentridge, Jack Power by name An aspirant for the gallows to Beechworth he came Well armed, well mounted, the troops for his foes To a scrub for concealment the highway man goes From Beechworth to the Buckland and on the highway Run Cobb & Co coaches by night & by day Early one morning the outlaw approach'd Towards Bowman's forest and he held up a coach He held up two draymen and a new saddle stole And a horse, and coach wheeler, it's true bless me soul He met with a trooper near the small town of Yea Good morning Sir Trooper my orders obey Hand here that revolver or if you refuse You must fight or deliver - pray which do you choose? The trooper surrender'd his horse and his arms Then hasten'd to Yea town to give the alarm “Farewell "shouts the rover "This revolver's my sheild To the traps or the gallows I never will yield.” We may sing of young Gilbert, Dan Morgan, Ben Hall But the bold reckless robber surpasses them all The pluck that is in him is beyond all belief A daring young highwayman, a professional thief. Here is the A L Lloyd chorus of 'Morning Of The Fray' You can sing of Johnny Gilbert, Dan Morgan and Ben Hall, But the bold and reckless Gardiner, is the one to lead them all.
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