"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" is a song by Dropkick Murphys which is their take on a Folk song written by Woody Guthrie. Guthrie was a very prolific writer, and many of his songs were never recorded. The Woody Guthrie archives has lyrics to thousands of his songs that are sometimes dusted off and recorded by modern artists. To learn more about Guthrie, check out our interview with Anna Canoni, who is Guthrie's granddaughter. This appeared on the soundtrack to the Academy Award-winning film, The Departed, and the music video features clips of the movie. (thanks, Bert - Pueblo, NM, for above 3)