The Glendy Burk is an American folk song by

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. It appears in James Buckley's New Banjo Book published in 1860. The Glendy Burk of the song is a

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plying the

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on Louisiana State University in Shreveport website The boat was named for Glendy Burke: the 29th mayor of New Orleans.

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American folk songs Songs written by Stephen Foster 1860 songs Blackface minstrel songs {{folk-song-stub