<Li> The album Ireland in Song by Cathy Maguire includes the Irish version of the song . </Li> <Li> In the United States, a version of this song was popularized by folk singer Burl Ives . </Li> <Li> Dr. Hook recorded a version of this song on American Bandstand (1981). It was mentioned by Dennis Locorriere that the royalties went to charity . </Li> <Li> Billy Walker recorded the song as B - side to his hit, "Charlie's Shoes", in 1962 . He included it in his album Greatest Hits . </Li>

When was the wild colonial boy poem written