Jamie Raeburn

"Jamie Raeburn" is a traditional Scottish song about penal transportation. Jamie Raeburn is reputed to have been a baker in Glasgow before being sentenced for petty theft, although he was allegedly innocent, and then sent out to the colonies as punishment.
According to the National [Library of Scotland] the lyrics to the song were probably published between 1840 and 1850.
In Robert Ford's 'Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland: With Many Old and Familiar Melodies' he writes the following in relation to the song:
A number of folk artists, predominantly Scottish, have recorded versions of the song.