Weile Waile
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 babys heart, weile weile waile
She stuck the pen knife in the babys 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 hang, weile weile waile
They pulled the rope and she got hang, 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 da Floresta
Havia uma velha que morava na floresta, weile weile waile
Havia uma velha que morava na floresta, lá perto do rio Saile
Ela tinha um bebê de três meses, weile weile waile
Ela tinha um bebê de três meses, lá perto do rio Saile
Ela tinha uma faca pequena longa e afiada, weile weile waile
Ela tinha uma faca pequena longa e afiada, lá perto do rio Saile
Ela cravou a faca no coração do bebê, weile weile waile
Ela cravou a faca no coração do bebê, lá perto do rio Saile
Três batidas fortes vieram batendo na porta, weile weile waile
Três batidas fortes vieram batendo na porta, lá perto do rio Saile
Eram dois policiais e um investigador, weile weile waile
Eram dois policiais e um investigador, lá perto do rio Saile
Colocaram uma corda em seu pescoço, weile weile waile
Colocaram uma corda em seu pescoço, lá perto do rio Saile
Puxaram a corda e ela se enforcou, weile weile waile
Puxaram a corda e ela se enforcou, lá perto do rio Saile
E esse foi o fim da mulher na floresta, weile weile waile
E esse foi o fim do bebê também, lá perto do rio Saile