Ned Kelly

Album: A Man In Black (1971)
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  • In Australia a bandit or an outlaw was called a bushranger
    One of Australia's most infamous bushrangers was a man named Ned Kelly

    Ned Kelly was a wild young bushranger
    Out of Victoria he rode with his brother Dan
    He loved his people and he loved his freedom
    And he loved to ride the wide open land

    Ned Kelly was a victim of the changes
    That came when his land was a sprout and seed
    And the wrongs he did were multiplied in legend
    With young Australia growing like a weed

    Ned Kelly took the blame
    Ned Kelly won the fame
    Ned Kelly brought the shame
    And then Ned Kelly hanged

    Well he hid out in the bush and in the forest
    And he loved to hear the wind blow in the trees
    While the men behind the badge were coming for him
    Ned said they'll never bring me to my knees

    But everything was changed and run in cycles
    And Ned knew that his day was at an end
    He made a suit of armour out of ploughshares
    But Ned was brought down by the trooper's men

    Ned Kelly took the blame
    Ned Kelly won the fame
    Ned Kelly brought the shame
    And then Ned Kelly hanged Writer/s: JOHNNY R. CASH
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Carolyn from Knoville, TnMick Jagger starred in a movie about Ned Kelly. It also has a song from Waylon Jennings on there--I think the title is "The Pleasures of a Sunday Afternoon".
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