The Old Woman in the Woods
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.
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.
There were three loud knocks come a'knockin on the door, weile weile waile.
There were three loud knocks come a'knockin on the door, down by the river Saile.
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, weile weile waile.
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, down by the river Saile.
They put a rope around her neck, weile weile waile.
They put a rope around her neck, 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.
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.
A Velha Mulher na Floresta
Havia uma velha e ela morava na floresta, weile weile waile.
Havia uma velha e ela morava na floresta, perto do rio Saile.
Ela tinha um bebê de três meses, weile weile waile.
Ela tinha um bebê de três meses, perto do rio Saile.
Ela tinha uma faca pequena, longa e afiada, weile weile waile.
Ela tinha uma faca pequena, longa e afiada, perto do rio Saile.
Ela cravou a faca no coração do bebê, weile weile waile.
Ela cravou a faca no coração do bebê, perto do rio Saile.
Três batidas fortes vieram batendo na porta, weile weile waile.
Três batidas fortes vieram batendo na porta, perto do rio Saile.
Eram dois policiais e um investigador, weile weile waile.
Eram dois policiais e um investigador, perto do rio Saile.
Colocaram uma corda em seu pescoço, weile weile waile.
Colocaram uma corda em seu pescoço, perto do rio Saile.
Puxaram a corda e ela foi enforcada, weile weile waile.
Puxaram a corda e ela foi enforcada, perto do rio Saile.
E esse foi o fim da mulher na floresta, weile weile waile.
E esse foi o fim do bebê também, perto do rio Saile.