James Keelaghan - The boston burglar

I was born and ^Craised in ^GBoston ^D A ^Gplace you all know well Brought ^Cup by ^Dhonest ^Gparents The truth to ^Cyou I'll ^Dtell Brought ^Gup by ^Chonest ^Gparents ^D And ^Graised most tenderly 'Til ^CI be^Dcame a ^Gsporting ^Emlad At the ^Cage of ^Dtwenty-^Gthree ^{C G D}

My ^Gcharac^Cter was ^Gtaken ^D And ^GI was sent to gaol My ^Cfriends they ^Dcame and ^Gtried in vain To get me ^Cout on ^Dbail The ^Gjury ^Cfound me ^Gguilty ^D And the ^Gclerk he wrote it down The ^CJudge he ^Dpassed the ^Gsentence ^EmI was ^Cbound for ^DCharles^Gtown ^{C G D}

I can ^Gsee my ^Cdarling ^Gmother ^{D G}Standing at the bar ^CLikewise ^Dmy dear ^Gfather Tearing ^Cout his ^Dhair ^GTearing ^Cout his ^Ggrey old ^Dlocks As the ^Gtears came trickling down "My ^Cson, my ^Dson what ^Ghave you ^Emdone To be ^Csent to ^DCharles^Gtown?" ^{C G D}

They p^Glaced me ^Con an ^Geastbound ^Dtrain ^GOne cold December day And ^Cevery ^Dstation ^Gwe passed through You could ^Chear the people ^Dsay "^GThere goes the ^CBoston ^GBurglar ^D In ^Gcold chains he is bound For ^Cone crime ^Dor a^Gnother ^EmHe is ^Csent to ^DCharles^Gtown" ^{C G D}

A^Gll you who'd ^Chave your ^Gfreedom Take warning if you can And ^Cdon't go ^Dmidnight ^Grambling Or you'll break the ^Claws of ^Dman And ^Gif you ^Cdo you'll ^Gsurely ^Drue And ^Gwind up just like me ^CServing up^D full ^Gtwenty ^Emyears In the ^Cpeni^Dtentia^Cry__^G__