 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.  St. Nicholas - Page 460edited by - 1886Full view - About this book
 | Aleister Crowley, Mary Desti, Leila Waddell - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1997 - 942 pages
...that very day, or die, and it is this saying of Buddha's that the unknown poet wished to commemorate. Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was 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 carving knife, And cut off Taffy's... | |
 | Fritz Leiber - Fiction - 1999 - 398 pages
...was going through his head was a couple of lines from that bit of silly folk doggerel which begins: Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief. Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef. But it was the ending that was repeating itself in his head: / went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't... | |
 | C. L. Bevill - Fiction - 2002 - 316 pages
...to my mother. I need to find out. We can do that, if we just follow the plan." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER n Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came...piece of beef. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't in; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone. TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN THE FOLLOWING EVENING, M1GNON... | |
 | Dorothy Nicolle - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2003 - 148 pages
...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...piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't in, I jumped upon his Sunday hat, and poked it with a pin. Many of our nursery rhymes refer to actual... | |
 | J. G. Austin - Fiction - 2004 - 342 pages
...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 boy patiently;... | |
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David Herbert Lawrence - 2006 - 394 pages
...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'; spelt 'force'... | |
 | Juvenile Nonfiction - 2007 - 130 pages
...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...Taffy wasn't home; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't in; Taffy came to my house and stole a silver pin;... | |
 | William Roetzheim - Juvenile Fiction - 2007 - 808 pages
..."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...stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not home; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrowbone. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not... | |
 | Timothy Rasinski, Lorraine Griffith - Education - 2008 - 131 pages
...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... | |
 | Wales - 1883 - 704 pages
...them repeat Taffy's name in every line. As a boy this is how I used to hear the lines repeated : — Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came...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... | |
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