Weile, Weile, Waile lyrics

There was an old woman

And she lived in the woods,

Weile weile waile.

There was an old woman

And she lived in the woods,

Down by the river Saile.

She had a baby

Three months old,

Weile weile waile.

She had a baby

Three months old,

Down by the river Saile.

She had a penknife,

Long and sharp,

Weile weile waile.

She had a penknife,

Long and sharp,

Down by the river Saile.

She stuck the penknife

In the baby's heart,

Weile weile waile.

She stuck the penknife

In the baby's heart,

Down by the river Saile.

Three loud knocks came

Knocking on the door,

Weile weile waile.

Three loud knocks came

Knocking on the door,

Down by the river Saile.

There were two policemen

And a man,

Weile weile waile.

There were two policemen

And a man,

Down by the river Saile.

Are you the woman

Who killed this child?

Weile weile waile.

Are you the woman

Who killed this child?

Down by the river Saile.

They took her away

And they threw her in the jail,

Weile weile waile.

They took her away

And they threw her in the jail,

Down by the river Saile.

They put a rope

Around her neck,

Weile weile waile.

They put a rope

Around her neck,

Down by the river Saile.

They pulled the rope

And she got hung,

Weile weile waile.

They pulled the rope

And she got hung,

Down by the river Saile.

And that was the end of

The woman in the woods,

Weile weile waile.

And that was

The end of the baby too,

Down by the river Saile.

• Artist:Irish/Scottish/Celtic Folk