cruel mother - with 'penknife three foot long'

Subject: cruel mother
From: maddy
Date: 24 May 99 - 08:29 PM

i'm looking for the irish street kids version, the one with the pen knife three feet long and the chorus that sounds like wheel-a-wheel-a-whal-ya. i looked for cruel mother, pen knife, babby - no find.

Subject: RE: cruel mother
From: rich r
Date: 24 May 99 - 11:26 PM

Maddy,

Type "wela" into subject line of forum search and you will get to a thread with the lyrics. (sorry, I don't do BCT's)

rich r

Subject: RE: cruel mother
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 May 99 - 11:52 PM

Here ya go: clicky thingy

Subject: RE: cruel mother
From: PJ Curtis, Ireland
Date: 25 May 99 - 06:32 PM

maddy, You can get the words to this street song on the old CBS 'The Clancy Brothers at carnegie Hall' album PJC