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"Taffy was a Welshman" is an English language nursery rhyme with anti-Welsh lyrics, which was popular in England between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19237. ==Lyrics== Versions of this rhyme vary. Some common versions are: :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 and Taffy was in bed; :So I picked up the Gerry pot and hit him on the head. :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 with a pin. :Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a sham; :Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of lamb; :I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was away, :I stuffed his socks with sawdust and filled his shoes with clay. :Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a cheat, :Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of meat; :I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not there, :I hung his coat and trousers to roast before a fire.〔I. Opie and P. Opie, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes'' (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 400-1.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taffy was a Welshman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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