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Bobby Shafto
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Nursery rhyme which is said to have been sung in support of Robert Shafto, an election candidate in 1761. But the verse was also sung with other names, and it seems more likely to be an older song which became well known after being adapted for that occasion. Apart from the catchy tune, its appeal lies in the romantic first verse which surely carries few electoral promises: Bobby Shafto's gone to sea, Silver buckles at his knee; He'll come back and marry me, Bonny Bobby Shafto!
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