[Verse] 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 [Verse] She had a baby three months old Weile weile waile She had a baby three months old Down by the river Saile; [Verse] She had a penknife long and sharp Weile weile waile She had a penknife long and sharp Down by the river Saile; [Verse] She stuck the penknife in the baby’s heart Weile weile waile She stuck the penknife in the baby’s heart Down by the river Saile; [Verse] Three policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door Weile weile waile Three policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door Down by the river Saile; [Verse] They pulled the rope and she was hung Weile weile waile They pulled the rope and she was 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