Weila Waila chords by The Dubliners

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: A
• Capo on 2nd

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