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This old lady was living in the woods and had a three month old baby with her.
The cops showed up and decided to hang her. I understand why.
She stabbed the baby to death in such a cruel and unusual fashion.
So much for the old woman from the forest who was a terrible murderer.

Weile Waile

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There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, weile weile waile
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There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, down by the river Saile


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She had a baby three months old, weile weile waile
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She had a baby three months old, down by the river Saile


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She had a pen knife long and sharp, weile weile waile
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She had a pen knife long and sharp, down by the river Saile


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She stuck the pen knife in the babys heart, weile weile waile
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She stuck the pen knife in the babys heart, down by the river Saile


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There were three loud knocks come a'knockin on the door, weile weile waile
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There were three loud knocks come a'knockin on the door, down by the river Saile

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There were two policemen and a special-branchman, weile weile waile
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There were two policemen and a special-branchman, down by the river Saile


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They put a rope around her neck, weile weile waile
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They put a rope around her neck, down by the river Saile


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They pulled the rope and she got hang, weile weile waile
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They pulled the rope and she got hang, down by the river Saile


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And that was the end of the woman in the woods, weile weile waile
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And that was the end of the baby too, down by the river Saile