There was an old woman And she lived in the wood Weila Weila Waila There was an old woman And she lived in the wood Down by the River Saila She had a baby Three month old Weila Weila Waila She had a baby Three month old Down by the River Saila She had a pen-knife Long and sharp Weila Weila Waila She had a pen-knife Long and sharp Down by the River Saila Then she stuck the pen-knife In the baby's heart Weila Weila Waila She stuck the pen-knife In the baby's heart Down by the River Saila Two policemen And a Special Branch man Weila Weila Waila Two policemen And a Special Branch man Down by the River Saila They put a rope Around her kneck Weila Weila Waila They put a rope Around her kneck Down by the River Saila Then they pulled the rope And she got hung Weila Weila Waila They pulled the rope And she got hung Down by the River Saila And that was the end Of the woman in the wood Weila Weila Waila That was the end Of the woman in the wood Down by the River Saila