Boys Town

Father Flannigan is responsible For a special home for poor men He had a heart of gold, you see And that’s how it all began Educated in Rome and Ireland Then finished in Australia schools Oh yes, he had an remarkable education And was definitely nobody’s fool But his objective was to help homeless boys And troubled boys he took under his wing So he started a home in Omaha, Nebraska And his life-work was then in full swing Many boys were sent by court orders And many came from right off the streets Help was there for these youngsters So offenders didn’t become repeats It was called Overlook Farm In the year of ‘21 He treated these boys like a real father And they felt like they were his son What a hero this man is, don’t you think? What a wonderful direction he found When Father Flannigan created A place that was named Boys Town!