...days and perhaps It was also used for cattle rustlers - which brings to mind a certain nursery rhyme: 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 wasn't in, I jumped upon his Sunday hat, and poked it...

...Teddy." "Teddy, Teddy," repeated Toinette vaguely, and then, with a sudden shrill laugh, shouted, - "Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef.' Guess you're Taffy, ain't you?" "No: I'm Teddy. I'm your brother Teddy," repeated the...

...therefore called Taffy (David, Welsh Daffyd) and perhaps also because of the character in nursery rhyme: 'Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief;/ Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef (Nancy Cock's Pretty Song Book, c. 1780) ... cunning (see l. 18), literally 'false';...

..."Whistle, daughter, whistle; Whistle for a pound." "I cannot whistle, mammy, I cannot make a sound." TAFFY 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 home; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrowbone....

...To market, to market, to buy a hot bun, Home again, home again, market is done Taffy vas a Welshman 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 wasn't home; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone....

...sore. The Knave of Hearts Brought back the tarts And vowed he'd steal no more. Taffy Was a Welshman Taffy was a Welshman. Taffy was a thief. Taffy came to my house And stole a cut of beef! I went to Taffys house. Taffy wasn't in. So I stomped on his best hat And poked it with...

...The exact kind has never been as-cer-tained, pro-ba-bly beef. Compare Taffy was a Welshman; Taffy wu a thief; Taffy came to my house And stole a leg of beef. I went to Taffy's house; Taffy was in bed; I took a marrow bone And beat about his head. « To what does " there " refer ? s What is the...

...lines repeated : — 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 in bed, I took the marrow bone and broke it on Taffy's...

...verses, commencing, 'Taffy,' (a palpable corruption of the honoured name of ' David ' or ' Davy')— •Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, And stole a leg of beef?' And then the ridiculous assertions that follow, of how the anonymous libeller went to Taffy's house,...