The Prodigals

Weila Waila
By, I think, John McGettigan & His Irish Minstrels. But I'm not sure. And there was an old woman and she lived in the woods A weila weila waila There was an old woman and she lived in the woods Down by the River Saile She had a baby three months old A weila weila waila She had a baby three months old Down by the River Saile She had a penknife long and sharp A weila weila waila She had a penknife long and sharp Down by the River Saile She stuck the penknife in the baby`s heart A weila weila waila She stuck the penknife in the baby`s heart Down by the River Saile Three loud knocks came knocking on the door A weila weila waila Three loud knocks came knocking on the door Down by the River Saile Songtexte"Are you the woman who killed the child?" A weila weila waila "Are you the woman who killed the child?" Down by the River Saile "Yes I'm the woman Yes I'm the woman Yes I'm the woman who killed the child" A weila weila waila "Yes I'm the woman who killed the child" Down by the River Saile They took her away and they hung her by the neck A weila weila waila They took her away and they hung her by the neck Down by the River Saile And that was the end of the woman in the woods A weila weila waila That was the end of the woman in the woods Down by the River Saile Aus Songtexte Mania