There was an old woman who lived in the woods
Will-yer will-yer Why-er
There was an old woman who lived in the woods
Down by the River Sawyer

She had a baby three months old
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She had a baby three months old
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She had a penknife long and sharp
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She had a penknife long and sharp
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She stuck the penknife in the baby's head
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The more she stuck it the more it bled
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There came three knocks, a-knocking at the door
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There came three knocks, a-knocking at the door
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There were two policemen and a Special Branch man
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There were two policemen and a Special Branch man
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They took her away and they through her in the jail
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They took her away and they through her in the jail
Down by the River Sawyer

They put a rope around her neck
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They put a rope around her neck
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They pulled the rope 'til she hung high
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They pulled the rope 'til she hung high
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Now that was the end of the woman in the wood
Will-yer will-yer Why-er
Now that was the end of the woman in the wood
Down by the River Sawyer

The moral of this story is............
Will-yer will-yer Why-er
(Shout!) Don't stick penknives in baby's heads
Down by the River Sawyer