Collection of Irish Song Lyrics
Weila Waile
There was an old woman who lived in the woods
weila, weila walia
There was an old woman who lived in the woods
down by the river Sawyer
She had a baby six months old
weila, weila walia
She had a 'bebe' six months old
down by the river Sawyer
She had a pen knife three foot long
weila, weila walia
She had a pen knife three foot long
down by the river Sawyer
She stuck that knife in the bebe's 'ead
weila, weila walia
the more she stuck it, the more it bled
down by the river Sawyer
Three big knocks come knockin' at the door
weila, weila walia
three policeman and six more
down by the river Sawyer
"Are you the woman what killed the child?"
weila, weila walia
"Are you the woman what killed the child?"
down by the river Sawyer
"Yes I'm the woman what killed the child!"
weila, weila walia
"Yes, I'm the woman what killed the child?"
down by the river Sawyer
The moral of this story is
weila, weila walia
Don't stick knives in bebies 'eads
down by the river Sawyer
