Henrik Norbeck's ABC Tunes

Display tune: Weile Waile

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X:49
T:Weile Waile
R:song
D:The Dubliners
Z:id:hn-song-49
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
K:D
A | A/F/F F/F/A/A/ | AF/F/ F2 |
DF AA | B2 A
A | A/E/E E/E/A/A/ | AE/E/ E2 |
AA/B/ AF | E2 D ||
W:There was an old woman and she lived in the woods,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:There was an old woman and she lived in the woods,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:She had a baby three months old,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:She had a baby three months old,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:She had a penknife long and sharp,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:She had a penknife long and sharp,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:There were three loud knocks came a knockin' at the door,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:There were three loud knocks came a knockin' at the door,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:There were three policemen and a man,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:There were three policemen and a man,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:Are you the woman that killed the child?
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:Are you the woman that killed the child?
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:They took her away and the put her into jail,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:They took her away and the put her into jail,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:They put a rope around her neck,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:They put a rope around her neck,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:They pulled the rope and she was hung,
W:Weile, weile, waile,
W:They pulled the rope and she was hung,
W:Down by the river Saile.
W:
W:And that was the end of the woman in the woods
W:Weile, weile, waile
W:And that was the end of the baby too,
W:Down by the river Saile.

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