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The Ballad of Ned Kelly Lyrics by Fotheringay

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Eighteen hundred and eighty-five
Is a year I remember so well
Where they drove old Brad into an early grave
And sent my mother to jail
Now I don't know what's right or wrong
But they hung Christ on nails
But with six kids at home and two still on her breast
They wouldn't even give her bail
Oh Ned, you're better off dead
You get no peace of mind
A track's a trail and they're hot on your tail
Before they're gonna hang you high
Now I did write a letter
And I sеaled it with my hand
Tried to tell about stringy Bog Creek
And triеd to make 'em understand
Oh that I didn't wanna kill Kennedy
Or cause his blood to run
Well he alone could have saved his life
By throwing down his gun
Oh Ned, you're better off dead
You get no peace of mind
A track's a trail and they're hot on your tail
Before they're gonna hang you high
Well I'd rather die like Donahue
That bushranger, so brave
Than be taken by the government
And forced to walk in chains
Well I'd rather fight with all my might
While I have eyes to see
Well I'd rather die ten thousand times
Than hang from a gallow's tree
Oh Ned, you're better off dead
You get no peace of mind
A track's a trail and they're hot on your tail
Before they're gonna hang you high
Oh Ned, you're better off dead
You get no peace of mind
A track's a trail and they're hot on your tail
Before they're gonna hang you high
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Fotheringay

Fotheringay

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