Come all Australia's son to me, a hero has been slain
Murdered by cowards in his sleep along the Lochlan Plain
So do not stay your manly grief, but let the tear drops fall
For all Australia mourns today the death of brave Ben Hall
He never robbed a needy man as all his records show
But staunch and loyal to his mates and mainly to the foe
No mark of Cain was on his brow, no widow's curse did fall
Only the robbing rich man feared the coming of Ben Hall
For ever since the good old days of Turpin and Duval
The poor men's friends were Outlaws then, and so was brave Ben Hall
But savagely they murdered him, those cowardely blue-coat imps
Led to where he lay asleep by sneaking Peelers Pimps
So do not stay your manly grief, but let the tear drops fall
For all Australia mourns today the fate of brave Ben Hall
Murdered by cowards in his sleep along the Lochlan Plain
So do not stay your manly grief, but let the tear drops fall
For all Australia mourns today the death of brave Ben Hall
He never robbed a needy man as all his records show
But staunch and loyal to his mates and mainly to the foe
No mark of Cain was on his brow, no widow's curse did fall
Only the robbing rich man feared the coming of Ben Hall
For ever since the good old days of Turpin and Duval
The poor men's friends were Outlaws then, and so was brave Ben Hall
But savagely they murdered him, those cowardely blue-coat imps
Led to where he lay asleep by sneaking Peelers Pimps
So do not stay your manly grief, but let the tear drops fall
For all Australia mourns today the fate of brave Ben Hall
Contributed by Bartleby - 2010/10/28 - 11:40
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Album :"Bolters, Bushrangers & Duffers".
Come Dunn, Gilbert and Ben Hall, un’altra canzone dedicata ad un “bushranger”, banditi ottocenteschi eroi nella tradizione popolare australiana.
Bell Hall, il bandito gentiluomo che aborriva l’assassinio, fu ucciso a tradimento dalla polizia nel 1865.