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Streets Of Forbes

Streets Of Forbes Lyrics by William Alexander

Intro Verse 1 Come All You Lachlan Men And A Sorrowful Tale I'll Tell Concerning Of A Hero Who Through Misfortune Fell His Name It Was Ben Hall A Man Of High Renown Who Was Hunted From His Station And Like A Dog Shot Down Verse 2 Four Years He Roamed The Roads And He Gave The Traps Some Fun A Thousand Pound Was On His Head With Gilbert And John Dunn He Parted From His Comrades The Outlaws Did Agree To Give Away Bushranging And Cross The Briney Sea Interlude Verse 3 Ben Went To Goobang Creek, That Was His Downfall For Riddled Like A Sieve Was Valiant Ben Hall Twas Early In The Morning Upon The Fifth Of May When Policemen They Surrounded Him As Fast Asleep He Lay Verse 4 Bill Dargin He Was Chosen To Shoot The Outlaw Dead The Troopers Then Fired Madly And Filled Him Full Of Lead They Wrapped Him In His Blanket And Strapped Him To His Prad And They Rode Him Through The Streets Of Forbes To Show The Prize They Had