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Our Jack
All Around Down Under, 1989
Brave Bold Boys, 2008
Our Jack's come out of gaol today
To Pentridge he has been
For many a day he's been away
His face we ne'er have seen
McMenamy arrested Jack
And with a gentle jerk
Comes down upon our old friend Jack
With jemmy hard at work
Chorus
Our Jack's come home today
Our Jack's come home today
Quite wan and pale from out of gaol
Our Jack's come home today
When Jack came out of gaol today
It made his Polly glad
She had to pawn the things he'd shook
And found that she's been had
The price she got it weren't enough
To keep her for a day
But all is past, she's right at last
Our Jack's come home today
When Jack came out of quad today
We had a glorious spree
And did a tour of Melbourne pubs
As jovial as could be
With wine and beer and brandy punch
We started out ad lib
When Jack proposed a partnership
To crack another crib
With jemmies and with skeleton keys
Of cribs we went in search
But seeing Dave O'Donnell there
We left Jack in the lurch
Undaunted Jack he set to work
Another crib to crack
O'Donnell like a ton of bricks
Came down to lumber Jack
Final Chorus 1989
Our Jack's gone back today
Our Jack's gone back today
White wan and pale back into gaol
Our Jack's gone back today
Final Chorus 2008
Our Jack's gone back today
Set up he'll be they say
A nice record he'll get from Ward
Our Jack's gone home today
Transcribed from the singing of Danny Spooner by Garry Gillard. The two versions, 1989 and 2008, are slightly different. This has some of each.
Garry Gillard | New: 1 November, 2010 | Now: 9 August, 2016