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Weile Waile

There was an oul woman and she lived in the woods weile, weile, waile
There was an oul 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

Three policemen came a knocking at the door weile, weile, waile
Three policemen came a knocking at the door down by the river Saile

Are you the woman that killed the child weile, weile, waile
Are you the woman that killed the child 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

That was the end of the woman in the woods weile, weile, waile
That was the end of the woman in the woods down by the river Saile
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