by, I think, John McGettigan & His Irish Minstrels. But I'm not sure. 



And there was an old woman and she lived in the woods 

A weila weila waila 

There was an old woman and she lived in the woods 

Down by the River Saile 



She had a baby three months old 

A weila weila waila 

She had a baby three months old 

Down by the River Saile 



She had a penknife long and sharp 

A weila weila waila 

She had a penknife long and sharp 

Down by the River Saile 



She stuck the penknife in the baby`s heart 

A weila weila waila 

She stuck the penknife in the baby`s heart 

Down by the River Saile 



Three loud knocks came knocking on the door 

A weila weila waila 

Three loud knocks came knocking on the door 

Down by the River Saile 



"Are you the woman who killed the child?" 

A weila weila waila 

"Are you the woman who killed the child?" 

Down by the River Saile 



"Yes I'm the woman 

Yes I'm the woman 

Yes I'm the woman who killed the child" 

A weila weila waila 

"Yes I'm the woman who killed the child" 

Down by the River Saile 



They took her away and they hung her by the neck 

A weila weila waila 

They took her away and they hung her by the neck 

Down by the River Saile 



And that was the end of the woman in the woods 

A weila weila waila 

That was the end of the woman in the woods 

Down by the River Saile