Cruachan - The Old Woman in the Woods

From their album "The Morrigan's Call."

Lyrics:
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, weile weile waile.
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, down by the river Saile.
She had a baby three months old, weile weile waile.
She had a baby three months old, down by the river Saile.
She had a pen knife, long and sharp, weile weile waile.
She had a pen knife, long and sharp, down by the river Saile.
She stuck the pen knife in the baby's heart, weile weile waile.
She stuck the pen knife in the baby's heart, down by the river Saile.
There were three loud knocks come a'knocking on the door, weile weile waile.
There were three loud knocks come a'knocking on the door, down by the river
Saile.
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, weile weile waile.
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, down by the river Saile.
They put a rope around her neck, weile weile waile.
They put a rope around her neck, down by the river Saile.
They pulled the rope and she got hung, weile weile waile.
They pulled the rope and she got hung, down by the river Saile.
And that was the end of the woman in the woods, weile weile waile.
And that was the end of the baby too, down by the river Saile.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Cruachan
• The
• Old
• Woman
• in
• Woods
• Morrgans
• Call
• Irish
• Folk
• Metal

[Nekron19]

lol, such a happy song about murder and hanging!

[DogMowl]

The Song is so happy but the lyrics not lol

nice amazing!

[ZombieHippie91]

@502deth

Hmm, that part I didn't know. Thanks though. lol

[502deth]

@ZombieHippie91 interesting connection. i wouldnt call it a remake of childs, but inspired by. while the general structure is very familiar, as well as the matricide aspect, all of childs versions deal with the woman meeting the ghosts of the children.

[kingpharaohtsar]

@gothvamp133 i wudnt know i find out tho ;-)

[gothvamp133]

@kingpharaohtsar

I was just saying that Italians are the some way with music sometimes. a happy tune but lyrics that's make people wet their beds.

[kingpharaohtsar]

@gothvamp133 im lost what doz italiy have to do with irland

[gothvamp133]

@JessAnimalObsessed

Irishmen and Italians knew how to mix a happy tone with disturbing lyrics.. X3

It comes with the Blood line.

[tc9728]

It's also a children's song. We used to sing it when we were kids. (sans the death metal attitude tho :) )

[ZombieHippie91]

@ALPHBTH lol, no problem. =P

[ALPHBTH]

@ZombieHippie91 thts interesting in one part of the world it means something in one dialect and in another part something else, thts interesting to know thx

[ZombieHippie91]

@ALPHBTH

Actually, This song was written by a Celt. Francis James Child. Who wrote 13 different versions of this song, all including killing children in other ways, including the pen knife, like in this song, drowning, live burial, strangulation, etc. It was originally called "The Cruel Mother" And was based around the river Saile. Which Means Filthy, or unclean in Gaelic. And, getting to the basis of my reply, "weile, weile waile" means "For as well" in Gaelic.