Weila Waila chords by The Dubliners

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
G
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods
       C G
Weile, weile, waile;
D
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods
           G
Down by the river Saile

Verse:
G
She had a baby three months old
        C G
Weile, weile, waile
D
She had a baby three months old
           G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G
She had a penknife long and sharp
       C G
Weile, weile, waile
D
She had a penknife long and sharp
           G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G
She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
       C G
Weile, weile, waile
D
She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
           G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G
Three policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door
       C G
Weile, weile, waile
D
Three policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door
           G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G
They pulled the rope and she was hung
       C G
Weile, weile, waile
D
They pulled the rope and she was hung
           G
Down by the river Saile;

G
And that was the end of the woman in the woods
       C G
Weile, weile, waile
D
And that was the end of the baby too
           G
Down by the river Saile