And there was an old woman and she lived in the woods
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There was an old woman and she lived in the woods
Down by the River Saile

She had a baby three months old
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She had a baby three months old
Down by the River Saile

She had a penknife long and sharp
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She had a penknife long and sharp
Down by the River Saile

She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
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She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
Down by the River Saile

Three loud knocks came knocking on the door
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Three loud knocks came knocking on the door
Down by the River Saile

There was two policeman and a special brach man
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There was two policeman and a special branch man
Down by the River Saile

They took her away and they put her into jail
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They took her away and they put her into jail
Down by the River Saile

They put a rope around her neck
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They put a rope around her neck
Down by the River Saile

They pulled the rope she got hung
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They pulled the rope she got hung
Down by the River Saile

Now that was the end of the woman in the woods
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And that was the end of the baby too
Down by the River Saile.