Capo
2
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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
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025