Black Caesar

Black Caesar was Australia's first bush ranger And as his name suggests he was not white And when caught up with by those who pursued him He did not go down without a good fight. A convict who was brought out in the first fleet And a victim of harsh British justice and rule Transported into exile and confinement Man to his own kind can be very cruel. Black Caesar was a victim of discrimination And though he is seen as one who died in shame Those who are sinned against can become outlaws And for his crimes he was not all to blame. You will find some good in the worst of people And some turn to crime because of circumstance And why condemn a fellow like Black Caesar When the poor bugger never had a chance. Black Caesar was Australia's first bush ranger When to be poor was looked on as a sin And worse for him he was born with the wrong colour You well might say that he wasn't meant to win.