Lyrics and translation Christy Moore - Weela Waile
And
there
was
an
old
woman
and
she
lived
in
the
woods
Et
il
y
avait
une
vieille
femme,
et
elle
vivait
dans
les
bois
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
There
was
an
old
woman
and
she
lived
in
the
woods
Il
y
avait
une
vieille
femme,
et
elle
vivait
dans
les
bois
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
She
had
a
baby
three
months
old
Elle
avait
un
bébé
de
trois
mois
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
She
had
a
baby
three
months
old
Elle
avait
un
bébé
de
trois
mois
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
She
had
a
penknife
long
and
sharp
Elle
avait
un
canif
long
et
pointu
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
She
had
a
penknife
long
and
sharp
Elle
avait
un
canif
long
et
pointu
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
She
stuck
the
penknife
in
the
baby's
heart
Elle
a
enfoncé
le
canif
dans
le
cœur
du
bébé
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
She
stuck
the
penknife
in
the
baby's
heart
Elle
a
enfoncé
le
canif
dans
le
cœur
du
bébé
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
Three
loud
knocks
came
knocking
on
the
door
Trois
coups
forts
ont
frappé
à
la
porte
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
Three
loud
knocks
came
knocking
on
the
door
Trois
coups
forts
ont
frappé
à
la
porte
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
"Are
you
the
woman
who
killed
the
child?"
"Es-tu
la
femme
qui
a
tué
l'enfant
?"
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
"Are
you
the
woman
who
killed
the
child?"
"Es-tu
la
femme
qui
a
tué
l'enfant
?"
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
"Yes
I'm
the
woman
"Oui,
je
suis
la
femme
Yes
I'm
the
woman
Oui,
je
suis
la
femme
Yes
I'm
the
woman
who
killed
the
child"
Oui,
je
suis
la
femme
qui
a
tué
l'enfant"
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
"Yes
I'm
the
woman
who
killed
the
child"
"Oui,
je
suis
la
femme
qui
a
tué
l'enfant"
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
They
took
her
away
and
they
hung
her
by
the
neck
Ils
l'ont
emmenée
et
l'ont
pendue
par
le
cou
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
They
took
her
away
and
they
hung
her
by
the
neck
Ils
l'ont
emmenée
et
l'ont
pendue
par
le
cou
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
And
that
was
the
end
of
the
woman
in
the
woods
Et
c'était
la
fin
de
la
femme
dans
les
bois
A
weila
weila
waila
A
weila
weila
waila
That
was
the
end
of
the
woman
in
the
woods
C'était
la
fin
de
la
femme
dans
les
bois
Down
by
the
River
Saile
Au
bord
de
la
rivière
Saile
Rate the translation
1
North and South
2 Yellow Triangle
3 At the G.P.O. 1980
4 The Bridge at Killaloe (Scariff Martyrs)
5 Shoot out the Streetlights
6 Don't Hand Me Over
7 Southern Winds
8 On the Blanket
9 Hey Paddy
10 Tyrone Boys
11 90 Miles to Dublin
12 The Hamburg Medley
13 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
14 100 Miles from Home
15 Ships in the Forest
16 Danny Boy (Derrylondon Air)
17 Trip to Carnsore
18 Someone to Love
19 All I Remember
20 Grey Lake of Loughrea
21 Aisling
22 The Way Pierce Turner Sings
23 Wicklow Boy
24 Ballinamore
25 Rialto Derry January 1993
26 Paddy on the Road
27 Down in the Valley
28 Finnegan's Wake
29 Tribute to Ewan McColl
30 Whiskey in the Jar
31 Weela Waile
32 The Enniskillen Dragoon
33 Come by the Hill
34 The Lark in the Morning
35 Bridget's Pill
36 The Bould Rake
37 Seth Davy
38 1913 Lockout
39 The Old Man's Song
40 Roots
41 On a Single Day
42 No Time for Love
43 Fouled the Ball
44 Scapegoats
45 On the Bridge
46 Armagh Women
47 Among the Wicklow Hills
48 This Is the Day
49 Lay with Me
50 Johnny Connors
51 Little Musgrave
52 1945
53 Poitín
54 Tippin' It Up
55 Poor Old Earth
56 January Man
57 Quiet Desperation
58 Don't Forget Your Shovel
59 Two Conneeleys
60 Folk Tale
61 The Powdered Milk Brigade
62 In Zurich
63 Goose Green (Taking Tea with Pinochet)
64 Tim Evans
65 St. Patrick's Night in San Fernando
66 Hey! Ronnie Reagan
67 Mullaghmore
68 Who Cares?
69 Nuke Power
70 They Never Came Home
71 Dunnes Stores
72 Johnny Jump Up
73 Three Drunken Maidens
74 Radcliffe Highway
75 Cold Blow
76 Brown Eyes (For Joe Shheran)
77 The Auld Triangle
78 Viva la Quinte Brigada
79 Cry Like a Man
80 Veronica
81 Wise and Holy Woman
82 Strange Ways
83 Cricklewood
84 The Lakes of Pontcharttrain
85 Farewell to Pripchat
86 Dalesman's Litany
87 Anne Lovett
88 Ballindine
89 Changes
90 Different Love Song
91 Lawless
92 Intro
93 Joxer
94 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
95 El Salvador
96 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
97 John O'Dreams
2 Yellow Triangle
3 At the G.P.O. 1980
4 The Bridge at Killaloe (Scariff Martyrs)
5 Shoot out the Streetlights
6 Don't Hand Me Over
7 Southern Winds
8 On the Blanket
9 Hey Paddy
10 Tyrone Boys
11 90 Miles to Dublin
12 The Hamburg Medley
13 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
14 100 Miles from Home
15 Ships in the Forest
16 Danny Boy (Derrylondon Air)
17 Trip to Carnsore
18 Someone to Love
19 All I Remember
20 Grey Lake of Loughrea
21 Aisling
22 The Way Pierce Turner Sings
23 Wicklow Boy
24 Ballinamore
25 Rialto Derry January 1993
26 Paddy on the Road
27 Down in the Valley
28 Finnegan's Wake
29 Tribute to Ewan McColl
30 Whiskey in the Jar
31 Weela Waile
32 The Enniskillen Dragoon
33 Come by the Hill
34 The Lark in the Morning
35 Bridget's Pill
36 The Bould Rake
37 Seth Davy
38 1913 Lockout
39 The Old Man's Song
40 Roots
41 On a Single Day
42 No Time for Love
43 Fouled the Ball
44 Scapegoats
45 On the Bridge
46 Armagh Women
47 Among the Wicklow Hills
48 This Is the Day
49 Lay with Me
50 Johnny Connors
51 Little Musgrave
52 1945
53 Poitín
54 Tippin' It Up
55 Poor Old Earth
56 January Man
57 Quiet Desperation
58 Don't Forget Your Shovel
59 Two Conneeleys
60 Folk Tale
61 The Powdered Milk Brigade
62 In Zurich
63 Goose Green (Taking Tea with Pinochet)
64 Tim Evans
65 St. Patrick's Night in San Fernando
66 Hey! Ronnie Reagan
67 Mullaghmore
68 Who Cares?
69 Nuke Power
70 They Never Came Home
71 Dunnes Stores
72 Johnny Jump Up
73 Three Drunken Maidens
74 Radcliffe Highway
75 Cold Blow
76 Brown Eyes (For Joe Shheran)
77 The Auld Triangle
78 Viva la Quinte Brigada
79 Cry Like a Man
80 Veronica
81 Wise and Holy Woman
82 Strange Ways
83 Cricklewood
84 The Lakes of Pontcharttrain
85 Farewell to Pripchat
86 Dalesman's Litany
87 Anne Lovett
88 Ballindine
89 Changes
90 Different Love Song
91 Lawless
92 Intro
93 Joxer
94 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
95 El Salvador
96 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
97 John O'Dreams
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