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.