<P> "Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea" or "Bobby Shafto" (frequently spelt Shaftoe) is an English language folk song and nursery rhyme . It has a Roud index number of 1359 . </P> <P> The most common modern version is: </P> <Dl> <Dd> Bobby Shafto's gone to sea, </Dd> <Dd> Silver buckles at his knee; </Dd> <Dd> He'll come back and marry me, </Dd> <Dd> Bonny Bobby Shafto! </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Bobby Shafto's gone to sea, </Dd>

Who went to sea with silver buckles on his knee