Weile Weile Waile - The Dubliners | Dublin Presented by Ronnie Drew (2005)

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[@mandybaker5212]

Mum played this to us when we were kids. When I was an adult I questioned it’s suitably for children, she replied “it was cautionary tale, and neither you nor your brother have ever murdered a baby, so it worked!”.

[@thebrigadier8259]

Aye! Same. 😂

[@Ghhh-on3nl]

This song just pop into my head. I done a play when i was primary school age about 7 or 8 I played the baby in story. Knifes and police were part of play... thinking of it now its a bit dark and sinster...haha 😂 I think I'm still traumatised at age 40..😣😖

[@TheTargaryen91]

Omg me too! We learned this is school too! It's only when I listened to it properly I was wtf, it's still catchy

[@haunted_doll88]

I just discovered this tonight and I absolutely love it 🥰

[@Pajak-mg4jf]

I’m an American who loves old songs. I’ve sang this to my daughters since they were infants. They both still love it. The older they get the more I wonder if I should have refrained. Lyrics are a bit creepy coming out of the mouth of a 5 year old lol

[@Rafa1589]

The best song about infanticide out there, by far!

[@Irishmammy281]

😂😂😂🇨🇮

[@debhin]

​@@Irishmammy281 ivory coast

[@Irishmammy281]

@@debhin scarred for life I was 😂🇨🇮

[@donjaime2373]

Not going to lie, singing this to myself at work always gets a few funny looks...

[@generalRonnieDrew]

nah dont worry, you got a good taste in music. lol

[@jacksonrailroad]

I did the same thing but nobody noticed

[@annbrannigan3958]

Some people don't know a good song when they hear one.

[@plasticbob556]

My old man would sing this to us as kids, how strange, RIP Dad

[@scenesbybri354]

Same, i think it was a warning

[@lozlines7347]

Yeah I used to sing this to my kids ha ha

[@Jinty572]

my dad used to get my siblings and myself singing this song everytime he got home from the pub,in fact we used to sing it on the school bus also,happy memories of my dad....

[@sanjamatsuri]

How sick...

[@sevenseasonsofbrown]

@@sanjamatsuri how in any way is that sick...

[@irishsteve209]

Sanja never had a fun dad…

[@minervacampion1972]

Mine too 🤣

[@juscoz3167]

Then on came the rebel songs and the whole house got patriotic real quick 🤣

[@ann-catherinemorner7499]

This is a children's song... Don't mess with the Irish.

[@soapandskins]

Cant believe how old this song is, my dad used to sing it to me when i was a little kid all the time, Molly Malone too.

[@juscoz3167]

Mad to think we used to sing this in primary school 🤣

[@DeborahMcgee-t8c]

I know 😜😂

[@Shaggydavis]

My dad used to sing this to me and my sister every night before bed, it was our favorite "lullaby"

[@bastogne315]

My mum used to sing this to us as a warning not to mess with her. She also threatened to get Myra Hindley to babysit me and my brother..which sent us screaming to our bedroom. We turned out good lads..

[@TheDublinersOfficial]

Brilliant!

[@TheyCallMeShomHD]

Jesus Christ hahahaha some crack

[@ARVENS_REAL_BESTIE_]

My mother use to sing me this to sleep when I was just a baby and she sang me the full version with the women behind hung and all and I still love this song even if it’s dark I like it

[@lovescoffee9780]

My grandma used to sing this song to us.50+yrs ago.

[@SL-fg1cd]

Remember my dear mother used to sing this(and more) to us when me n my brothers were kids.. early 70s..my beautiful ma is 75 today... Mary lawther I love ye forever❤ and..... you are my sunshine ❤

[@hshc2630]

this was my favorite lullaby as a child XD

[@DeborahMcgee-t8c]

😂😂

[@hankat8483]

why do I think this is the most heavy metal song I've ever heard!? ;)

[@dellablair8514]

Was just about to comment how my old Daddy used to sing this to me when I was a wean, but thought I’d read the other comments first. Turns out most of us had the same experience with our parents 😂

[@wissenschaftenundpraxishan1952]

Not me since I didn’t grow up in Ireland. Still I heard the Dubliners live in Germany.

[@stephenkeegan5625]

Ronnie.....one of the reasons I love being Irish 🇮🇪

[@Shittyauthor]

Ronnie and The Dubliners band is the one of the reasons why I loved Ireland. Because of the Irish folk music I started to learn English (ironic isn't it?) and learning more about the history of the Green Isle. I hope I'll visit it one day. Good luck from Russia and may the peace be with you.

[@bingbong2205]

Ronnie makes me proud to be irish even though I'm actually chineese

[@wyrtlex851]

my favorite song about infanticide.

[@niallyshere]

It's in my top 5 anyway 😂

[@adamschifter3281]

What a happy song

[@Zman_1123]

I left Tesco to come all the way over here Ronnie!

[@seang8643]

My nan used to tuck me into bed and sing me a lullaby. In her thick connemara accent she would sing me this lovely song about killing a baby. Miss you nan x

[@VJDxp]

I've always heard it with another final verse: "The moral of this story is (Weile weile waile) Don't stick knives in a baby's head, Down by the RiverSaile.

[@michaelmckenna7460]

I always add that bit

[@tonycarton8054]

a comforting song with a moral ,not suitable for adults

[@gillianwall8326]

Not suitable for adults?????🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelgillen1743]

@@hilltopjason it’s meant for kids

[@ann-catherinemorner7499]

Children know about the world. Then we make them shut up... 🤭

[@lovescoffee9780]

My Grandma used to sing this song many yrs ago

[@patriciareeves3030]

I remember my Mom and I woul sing songs of this type on road trips. ❤❤❤

[@gomezaddams3026]

Lord Mountbatten he has a boat, Weile weile waile, Lord Mountbatten he has a boat, Down by the Sligo waters...

[@vincetownsend2514]

Any more lyrics for that one?😀

[@JustAnother_Irishman]

@@vincetownsend2514 18 Brits, blown to bits, weile weile waile 18 Brits, blown to bits, down by the narrow water. Check out the narrow water bombing documentary.

[@LL----LL34]

Two young children die in that attack on lord Mountbatten, nothing to be proud of !!

[@mikefinnegan8381]

We sang Mt batton like ole McDonald had a farm Lord Mt batten had a boat EIEIO And on his boat there was a bomb EIEIO With a bang bang here and a bang bang there Bits of Mt batten EVERYWHERE Ld Mt Batten met his end EIEIO

[@cllrkeithmartin]

​@@mikefinnegan8381and the two children who died as well.

[@Candy-Savage]

What I really love about Irish folk songs is that they can sing a song about some of the most tragic things imaginable while smiling 😅

[@lesleywurwal8805]

Only the Dubliners could make this sound cheery!😂

[@danielrosengart9984]

Best Band ever

[@pauljones5066]

I have never seen Barney so happy, although he was a happy man

[@alanstevenson-graham6268]

Gotta love the Irish, I'm a Celt (Scottish blood) but my music and comedy taste is Irish, once upon a time he Scots and Irish were one people, so no surprise there

[@machinegunman1888]

I forget why i drink, and understand it now.

[@TitusMaximus-g8w]

Don't know what brought this song into my head this morning in the fields of Surrey with my English girlfriend and our horses..... it's alright she is used to weird Irish stuff,she said ???

[@johngrogan6726]

For my late uncle George miss you today and always ❤

[@paddyeejit1954]

What a jam!!

[@crabbnugget3204]

I a great wee song.

[@sevenseasonsofbrown]

this is a great song :) I sing it all the time , I discovered it about a year ago when I was 13 🖤🖤

[@mickfinn8094]

Legends

[@goofydadda]

My mum used to sing this to me as a kid. Always felt threatened

[@naders08]

And us Irish grow up normal singing this as kids!!

[@ward-bk3tp]

"Weila Waile" And there was an old woman and she lived in the woods A weila weila waila There was an old woman and she lived in the woods Down by the River Saile She had a baby three months old A weila weila waila She had a baby three months old Down by the River Saile She had a penknife long and sharp A weila weila waila She had a penknife long and sharp Down by the River Saile She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart A weila weila waila She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart Down by the River Saile Three loud knocks came knocking on the door A weila weila waila Three loud knocks came knocking on the door Down by the River Saile There was two policeman and a man A weila weila waila There was two policeman and a man Down by the River Saile They took her away and they put her into jail A weila weila waila They took her away and they put her into jail Down by the River Saile They put a rope around her neck A weila weila waila They put a rope around her neck Down by the River Saile They pulled the rope she got hung A weila weila waila They pulled the rope she got hung Down by the River Saile Now that was the end of the woman in the woods A weila weila waila And that was the end of the baby too Down by the River Saile

[@dominictemple]

The lyrics are a bit different, but this song is an Christmas tradition in my family

[@Futureman321]

The Dubliners are the best up dubs

[@pb2762]

Barney had a couple before getting into this one !

[@chrisfarrell7280]

Hes fairly full there 😅

[@nigelmurphy6761]

Must have had

[@spencerplatt7909]

Good luck to him

[@android7191]

RIP Barney ❤

[@daleblazer]

I wonder if this song was written today what the lyrics would be? Thanks for posting, it has been forever since I heard this song.

[@kevinmadden1152]

Irish lullaby, " sing it again daddy".

[@ΕλληΦεαρινου]

Good grief!😨 What morbid lyrics and how cheerful the tune!!😄 Never knew, Irish people could be so strange..😞

[@stephenkeegan5625]

👊👊👊🇮🇪

[@niallyshere]

How dare you

[@mickvanquish]

now a day's parents sing the wheels on the bus go round and round 😂😂😂😂

[@RA10H56]

I don't remember the lyrics being so grim...but maybe it always was

[@littlemaus7581]

Lisa Hannigan version is so haunting

[@icarusalchemist1398]

I love Lisa Hannigan, didn't know she covered this. Thank you 👍🏼

[@shanehewitt8956]

Heard it just there a few minutes ago, shivers immediately, amazing though

[@jodywhelan7995]

Lisa is amazing live !!

[@suunanakamura]

After taking investigations classes, the man that came with the 2 officers has to be a psychiatrist. Don’t need a private investigator if the police are already required. Don’t need police officers when the private investigator is called, unless it’s something serious, or in this case…… Either way, I’ve been listening to this song far too many times 😂

[@marksandor2830]

They don’t make music groups like this anymore

[@johnnytimestamp8224]

Moral of the story, don’t stick knives in babies heads

[@Widdekuu91]

*hearts Heads are fine.

[@snapchat8161]

Wonder what the new noise is coming through left earphone at first bit off song

[@kevinmadden1152]

Now we're suckin' diesel.

[@patricksweetman3285]

The thumbnail looks like a photograph of a barely warmed up zombie.

[@Irishmammy281]

Used to scare the sh$$ out of me,,still scarred 😅🇨🇮

[@paullinnane8135]

The year is wrong it's not 2005, this is from 1990,i don't know why people get years soo wrong

[@OddBallThe4th8382]

Ah! This is the song Liam Neeson drunkenly sings in the Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

[@LittleLionsDenTV]

Anyone know which pub this is?

[@TheDublinersOfficial]

This was filmed in O'Donoghue's Pub, Merrion Row, Dublin. It was recorded on a Good Friday when all the pubs in reland were closed

[@Brandon-iv5yz]

Young people just don’t appreciate real music

[@android7191]

Fr

[@danilourbani5156]

Kabir Bedi is a fantastic singer 😁😁😁

[@MrJohnsolomon]

Poor baby.

[@Pfessor_Moriarty]

anyone have the chords?

[@paullinnane8135]

Ronnie and barney look like they have a nice bit drank here

[@jaehaalexander1172]

Wtf is this song??? Oh my god 😂 and I thought the Lizzy Borden one and some other rhynes we had were terrible 😂😂

[@YoshiIguana698]

Rugrats version of Dubliners Tommy Pickles-Ronnie Drew Dil Pickles-Barney McKenna Chuckie Finster-Sean Cannon Phil DeVille (of Phil and Lil)-John Sheahan Harold Frumpkin-Eamonn Campbell

[@sanjamatsuri]

How sick...

[@littlemaus7581]

I believe the song is about the Irish famine. The woman in the song would rather kill the baby than let it starve

[@lagatita1623]

Dont you know most fairy tales/ children's songs are based on something dark? Look into it. Ring around the Rosie is about the plague and the real version of Cinderella and The Little Mermaid arent too pleasant. Life was harsh and death was more real to kids in the past. Just a few words.

[@CHRISTISKINGOFORDE]

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