Mythology & Folklore
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief;
Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef:
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home;
Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone.
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not in;
Taffy came to my house and stole a silver pin:
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed,
I took up a poker and flung it at his head.
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Tales. [A tale for the 1st of March.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/72/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/72/.
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