WELLA WALLA
(Traditional)

And there was an auld woman and she lived in the wood
Wella Wella Walla
There was an auld woman and she lived in a wood
Down by the river Saile
And she had a baby three months old
Wella Wella Walla
She had a baby three months old
Down by the river Saile
And she had a penknife long and sharp
Wella Wella Walla
She had a penknife long and sharp
Down by the river Saile
Then she stuck the penknife in the baby's eyes
Wella Wella Walla
She stuck the penknife in the baby's eyes
Down by the river Saile
There was a thrill overknocks come on knockin' on the door
Wella Wella Walla
A thrill overknocks come on knockin' on the door
Down by the river Saile
There was two policemen and a man
Wella Wella Walla
Two policemen and a man
Down by the river Saile
Oh hey you dear woman don't you kill that child
Wella Wella Walla
Hey you dear woman don't you kill that child
Down by the river Saile
So they took her away and they put her in the jail
Wella Wella Walla
Took her away and they put her in the jail
Down by the river Saile
And they put a rope around her neck
Wella Wella Walla
They put a rope around her neck
Down by the river Saile
And they pulled the rope and she groaned "Ho!"
Wella Wella Walla
They pulled the rope and she got home
Down by the river Saile
Oh well that was the end of the woman in the wood
Wella Wella Walla
And that was the end of the baby too
Down by the river Saile