The Old Woman In The Woods - Cruachan

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 pen knife, long and sharp, weile weile waile

She had a pen knife, long and sharp, down by the river Saile

She stuck the pen knife in the baby’s heart, weile weile waile

She stuck the pen knife in the baby’s heart, down by the river Saile

There were three loud knocks come a’knocking on the door, weile weile waile

There were three loud knocks come a’knocking on the door, down by the river

Saile

There were two policemen and a special-branchman, weile weile waile

There were two policemen and a special-branchman, 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