Black Tar Roses - Ned Kelly

He stole two pigs that was his crime, he was barely just a man
A convict on a prison ship bound for Van Diemen's Land
He yearned hard for his freedom, as he sailed towards the shore
And the questions would not leave him as he searched for something more
With little chance to feed himself but to break the law
With the luck of the Irish, jailed for being poor

Some say you'll remember me
I fight against the crown
I defend the name Kelly
I'll ride on laden up with guns
Until the truth is known I'll remain upon the run
Maybe you will catch me, maybe you will hang me high
Rough justice from the gallows, such is life

In the year of 1886 Dad took his final breath
That last time he came out of jail he drank himself to death
Good old Ma would not back down, she fought against her fate
Those landlords, their corruption, they filled her full of hate
Am I the last of the Bush Rangers?
A life of persecution, violence and danger

Some say you'll remember me
I fight against the crown
I defend the name Kelly
I'll ride on laden up with guns
Until the truth is known I'll remain upon the run
Maybe you will catch me maybe you will hang me high
Rough justice from the gallows, such is life

My words hold truth, when they track me down I will stand up for what's right
This story it must be told of our struggle and our plight
I tell no lies, I will cut them down, those men they should own their crime
But they hide behind their oath, dishonest full of lies
I rebel against this Country, the Empire, the Police
You will never stop my people, we shall be released

Some say you'll remember me
I fight against the crown
I defend the name Kelly
I'll ride on laden up with guns
Until the truth is known I'll remain upon the run
Maybe you will catch me maybe you will hang me high
Rough justice from the gallows, such is life

Maybe you will catch me maybe you will hang me high
Rough justice from the gallows, such is life
Maybe you will catch me maybe you will hang me high
Rough justice from the gallows, such is life

Written by:
Darren Long

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