Weile Waile - Ronnie Drew, The Dubliners

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 policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door

Weile, weile, waile

Three policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door

Down by the river Saile;

They pulled the rope and she was hung

Weile, weile, waile

They pulled the rope and she was 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