down by the river solya
does anyone know the lyrics to the folksong down by the river solya i remember it began there was an ole woman and she lived in a wood
Hi,
Look here Weile Waile.
many thanks
Sung by both The Dubliners and The Clancy Brothers
There was an old woman who lived in a wood
Weila Weila Waila
There was an old woman who lived in a wood
Down by the river Salya
She had a babbie 3 months old
Wela Weila Waila
She had a babbie 3 months old
down by the river Salya
She had a penknife long and sharp
Weila Weila Waila
She had a penknife long and sharp
Down by the river Salya
She stuck the knife in the babbies head
Weila Weila Waila
She stuck the knife in the babbies head
Down by the river Salya
The more she stabbed it the more it bled
Wela Weila Waila
The more she stabbed it the more it bled
Down by the river Salya
3 loud knocks came knocking on her door
Weila Weila Waila
3 loud knocks came knocking on her door
Down by the river Salya
2 policeman and a man
weila Weila Waila
2 policemen and a man
Down by the river Salya
Are you the woman that killed the child
Weila Weila Waila
Are you the woman that killed that child
Down by the river Salya
They took her away and she got hung
Weila Weila Waila
They took her away and she got hung
Down by the river Salya
The moral of this story is
Weila Weila Waila
Don`t stick knives in babbies heads
Down by the river Salya
What a horrible song. Can't think why anybody would want to write it nor can I imagine why anybody would want to remember it.
Pete
Hi Pete I didn`t remember it I played the record and wrote it from that and I agree with you