Weila Waile - Young Dubliners

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

Three loud knocks came knocking on the door

A weila weila waila

Three loud knocks came knocking on the door

Down by the River Saile

«Are you the woman who killed the child?»

A weila weila waila

«Are you the woman who killed the child?»

Down by the River Saile

«Yes I’m the woman

Yes I’m the woman

Yes I’m the woman who killed the child»

A weila weila waila

«Yes I’m the woman who killed the child»

Down by the River Saile

They took her away and they hung her by the neck

A weila weila waila

They took her away and they hung her by the neck

Down by the River Saile

And that was the end of the woman in the woods

A weila weila waila

That was the end of the woman in the woods

Down by the River Saile