Weila Waila
*This may not be a period song*

There was an old woman that lived in the woods
Weila Weila Waila ( Pronounced willow willow Wya)
There was an old woman that lived in the woods
Down by the river Saile (pronounced sya)

She had a baby 3 months old
Weila Weila Waila
She had a baby 3 months old
Down by the river Saile

She had a penknife long an sharp (or weatherby 3 foot long)
Weila Weila Waila
She had a penknife long an sharp
Down by the river Saile

She stuck the knife in the Bobbys (babys) head
Weila Weila Waila
The more she stabbed it the more it bled
Down by the river Saile

Three big bloaks came knocking at the door
Weila Weila Waila
Two policeman and a man
Down by the river Saile

Are you the woman that killed the child
Weila Weila Waila
Are you the woman that killed the child
Down by the river Saile

I am the woman that killed the child
Weila Weila Waila
I am the woman that killed the child
Down by the river Saile

The rope went chunck and she got hung
Weila Weila Waila
The rope went chunck and she got hung
Down by the river Saile

The moral of this story is
Weila Weila Waila
Don't stick knives in Bobbys (babys) heads
Down by the river Saile