Key: E major
Verse 1
Gsus4
G
D
And there was an old
woman and she lived in the woods
G
D
A weila weila waila
she lived in the woods
G
D
Down by the River Saile
Verse 2
G
D
A weila weila waila
G
D
Down by the River Saile
Verse 3
G
D
A weila weila waila
G
D
Down by the River Saile
Interlude 1
D
G
D
A
G
D
Verse 4
D
A
She stuck the penknife in
the baby's heart
G
D
Down by the River Saile
Verse 5
knocking on the door
G
D
A
A weila weila waila
Three loud knocks came
knocking on the door
G
D
Down by the River Saile
Verse 6
D
G
D
A
There was two policeman and a man
A weila weila waila
There was two policeman and a man
Down by the River Saile
Verse 7
G
D
G
D
A
They took her away
G
D
and
they put her into jail
A weila weila waila
Verse 8
Down by the River Saile
G
D
They put a rope around her neck
A weila weila waila
They put a rope around her neck
Verse 9
A
A weila weila waila
They pulled the rope she got hung
G
D
Down by the River Saile
Verse 10
the woman in the woods
G
D
A weila weila waila
G
D
Down by the River Saile
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsGsus4 G D A
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