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Streets of Forbes 
Streets of Forbes 
Come all of you Lochlan men and a terrible tale I'll tell Concerning of a bushranger who in misfortune fell His name it was Ben Hall, a man of high renown He was hunted from a station and like a dog shot down 
Three years he roamed the roads and he showed the traps some fun A thousand pounds was on his head with Gilbert and John Dunn Then parted from his comrades, the outlaw did agree To give away bushranging and to cross the raging sea 
Ben went to Gilbank Creek and that was his downfall Oh riddled like a sill was valiant Ben Hall It was early in the morning upon the fifth of May That the Severn Police surrounded him as in his sleep he lay 
Bill Duggan he was chosen to shoot the outlaw dead The others fired madly as if they were afraid Then rolled him in his blanket and they tied him to his prop And they dragged him through the streets of Forbes to show the prize
 they had. 
recorded by Trevor Lucas on A.L.Lloyd's "Great Australian Legend" (1971) and by June Tabor on "Ashes And Diamonds" (1977) This Australian outlaw ballad is based on a true story and was allegedly written by the outlaw's brother. see also "Bold Jack Donahue" and "Wild Colonial Boy". MJ tune supplied by MG 
MJ