Boston Burglar

This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.

North Carolina--Songs and music

Criminals--Songs and music

Imprisonment--Songs and music

Regret--Songs and music

Ballads

Folk music--Appalachian Region

The Bugle Boy, Botany Bay B, The Jail at Morgantown

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

Boston Burglar, Variant 1

Ina Elrod [Mrs. Roscoe Jacob Cook], 1892-1955

Brown Native American Ballads - 242, Laws L 16B, Cox 84, Combs 91