Weile Weile Waile
(Traditional)
Performer(s): The Dubliners



Well 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 3 months old weile weile waile
She had a baby 3 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 hard knock came knocking on the door, weile weile waile
Three hard knocks came knocking on the door, down by the river Saile
 
Are you the woman that killed the child weile weile waile
Are you the woman that killed the child, down by the river Saile
 
The rope was pulled and she got hung weile weile waile
The rope was pulled 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 woman in the woods down by the river Saile