Jamie Raeburn
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1962
Track ID
12468
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1962.62.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
Jamie Raeburn is in jail awaiting transportation. The turnkey tells the convicts that this is the day, and they dress. Their friends are there too, and Jamie says goodbye to his father and his sweetheart Catherine, and hopes his mother will not be scorned for his sake. He looks to meet them again in Heaven.
Jock MacShannon heard the song in the bothies when he was young. It was often said there that a laird would blame a poor young man for his indiscretions and get him transported to Australia.
Item Notes
5 verses.
See:
'Vagabond Songs & Ballads' vol. 2 (R. Ford, 1901) pp. 55-56
Greig-Duncan vol. 8, pp. 52-63
Ord pp. 357-358
Item Subject/Person
Raeburn, Jamie
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good