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"The Boston Burglar"
Single by Johnny McEvoy
B-side"I Still Miss Someone"
Released1967
GenreFolk, Irish
LabelPye
Songwriter(s)Unknown (Trad.)

The Boston Burglar (Roud 261) was a number one hit in the Irish Charts for Johnny McEvoy in 1967.[1] It is a transportation ballad commonly assumed to have been adapted in America from the sea shanty The Whitby Lad / Botany Bay.[2] before the 20th century. The filk song Banned from Argo's tune was based on this song.

  1. ^ Gogan (1987).
  2. ^ MainlyNorfolk (2021).

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