Never Mind

Once you saw her pretty cage, you didn't think, you couldn't wait

Never mind the four or five you left along the way

To the homestead came to call, saw the writing on the wall

Felt the blood rise as she turned her face away

But Brother Dan was there, you could take him in

Teach them then and there

You're a man who must be reckoned with

They'll never win

With her infant at her breast, fears protect her of the rest

Never mind four years old Reg's been gone, his race is run

Ellen Kelly struck the blow for her kids and for her own

Sent you back to tell your masters what you've done

They can't resist the law or strike a trooper down

Teach them then and there

You're a man who must be reckoned with

You'll take them down

Took your wounds to those who know told them Ned had struck the blow

Never mind he was across the Murrumbidgee, sure

Told your story, made your case, looked them squarely in the face

Watched them sign away his life on what you swore

So send the troopers out to every shire and town

Teach them then and there

You're a man who must be reckoned with

They'll hunt him down

Stood before the judge in town, Redmond Barry sent her down

Never mind that Ellen's child would serve the time as well

Never thought to give her bail, sent her lying Beechworth jail

And three years hard down in a Melbourne cell

So Fitzpatrick look around, are you proud of what you've done

Taught them then and there

You're a man who must be reckoned with

Your time will come