Malcolm is correct, of course, but it should be pointed out that the Welsh generally are lumped together with other 'Celtic' peoples for linguistic and geographic reasons. Early population studies in the United States generally counted people of Welsh descent as English, and more recent work groups them together with Scots, Scots-Irish and Irish. The first generalization enabled various writers to 'prove' that the white population of the American upland South was 'Anglo-Saxon', while the second has helped allow more recent writers to 'prove' that this same population was 'Celtic'. Hank Williams . . . George Jones . . . how come no one has ever proposed the 'Welsh Thesis' of American Country music?

Sorry this has nothing to do with song being discussed.