Weile weile waila
A
1. There was an old
woman and she lived in the woods,
D A
weile
weile waila.
E
There was an old woman and she lived in
the woods,
A
down by the river Saile.
A D
A
2. Well, she had a
baby three months old, weile weile waila.
E
She had a baby three months old,
A
down by the river Saile.
A
D A
3. And she had a
penknife long and sharp, weile weile waila.
E
She had a penknife long and sharp,
A
down by the river Saile.
A
D A
4. Then she stuck the
penknife in the baby's heart, weile weile waila.
E
She stuck the penknife in the baby's
heart,
A
down by the river Saile.
A
5. The were three
loud knocks came a knocking on the door,
D A
weile weile
waila.
E
Three loud knocks came a knocking on the
door,
A
down by the river Saile.
A
6. There were two
policemen and a special branch man,
D A
weile
weile waila.
E
Two policemen and a special branch man,
A
down by the river Saile.
A D A
7. So they put a rope
around her neck, weile weile waila.
E
They put a rope around her neck,
A
down by the river Saile.
A
D A
8. Then they pulled
the rope and she got hung, weile weile waila.
E
They pulled the rope and she got hung,
A
down by the river Saile.
A
9. Well that was the
end of the woman in the wood,
D A
weile
weile waila.
E
And that was the end of the baby, too,
A
down by the river Saile.
(Dubliners)