Johnny Cash Ned Kelly song lyrics

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