The Dubliners - Weila Waile lyrics

And there was an old woman and
She lived in the woods a weila weila waila
There was an old woman and
She lived in the woods
Down by the River Saile

She had a baby three months old
A weila weila waila
She had a baby three months old
Down by the River Saile

She had a penknife long and sharp
A weila weila waila
She had a penknife long and sharp
Down by the River Saile

She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
A weila weila waila
She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
Down by the River Saile

There was three loud knocks come
A'knockin on the door a weile weile waile
Three loud knocks come a'knockin on the door
Down by the River Saile

There was two policeman and a man
A weila weila waila two policeman and a man
Down by the River Saile

They took her away and they put her into jail
A weila weila waila
They took her away and they put her into jail
Down by the River Saile

They put a rope around her neck
A weila weila waila
They put a rope around her neck
Down by the River Saile

They pulled the rope she got hung
A weila weila waila
They pulled the rope she got hung
Down by the River Saile

Now that was the end of
The woman in the woods a weila weila waila
And that was the end of the baby too
Down by the River Saile