What Hollies hit song had its' title inspired by the famous "Boys Town" organization?

Answer 1

It's just GOT to be "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"

Edit: The title came from the motto for Boys Town, a community formed in 1917 by a Catholic priest named Father Edward Flanagan. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, it was a place where troubled or homeless boys could come for help. In 1941, Father Flanagan was looking at a magazine called The Messenger when he came across a drawing of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, with the caption, "He ain't heavy Mr., he's my brother."

Answer 2

I think you might mean 'My Name is Jack' by Manfred Mann, lyrics as below. See what you think.

My name is Jack and I live in the back

Of the Greta Garbo Home
With friends I will remember

Wherever I may roam

Chorus:

And my name's Jack
And I live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls

We all love Jack
And we live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls


Verse 2:

There goes Fred with his hands on his head
'Cause he thinks he's heard the bomb
And here comes Superspade [US single: Superman]
Who really puts it on

It's lots of fun and I love to run
Up and down the stairs
I make as much noise as I want
And no one ever cares

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3:

There's Carl over there with his funny old hair
And he's never sad at all
And when I grow up I want to run
As fast as my friend Paul

There's the prettiest girl in the whole wide world
And her name is Melody Mend
And here comes Ma with Brother Tom
Who's probably my best friend
My best friend


Chorus And my name's Jack
And I live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls

We all love Jack
And we live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls


Partial verse [fades as chorus re-enters]:

My name is Jack and I live in the back of the... [fade]

Coda:

We all love Jack
And we live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo Home For Wayward Boys And Girls

[repeat to fade]:


My name is Jack
And I live in the back