Whitworth Hall and Gardens

 
 

 

WHITWORTH HALL
AND GARDENS
 
HOME
OF
BONNIE BOBBIE
SHAFTO
1732     1797
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{portrait of Shafto}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bobbie Shafto's
bright and fair,
Combing down his
yellow hair,
He's my ain for
evermair,
Hey for
Bobbie Shafto.
 
 
Bobbie Shafto's
gone to sea,
Wi' silver buckles
at his knee,
When he comes
back he'll Marry
Me,
Bonnie Bobbie
Shafto.
 
 

cm long by cm wide
 

Signed on top turnover:

DESIGNED AND WOVEN BY
BERISFORDS LABELS
CONGLETON, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

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