There was an old woman who lived in the wood,
Weela weela wallia;
There was an old woman who lived in the wood,
Down by the river Sallia.

She had a baby six months old, 
Weela weela wallia;
She had a baby six months old,
Down by the river Sallia.

She had a penknife three foot long,
Weela weela wallia;
She had a penknife three foot long
Down by the river Sallia.

She stuck the knife in the baby's head,
Weela weela wallia;
The more she stabbed it the more it bled
Down by the river Sallia.

Three big knocks came a knocking at the door,
Weela weela wallia;
Two policemen and a hangman,
Down by the river Sallia.

"Are you the woman what killed the child?"
Weela weela wallia;
"Are you the woman what killed the child?"
Down by the river Sallia.

"I am the woman what killed the child."
Weela weela wallia;
"I am the woman what killed the child."
Down by the river Sallia.

The rope was pulled and she was hung,
Weela weela wallia;
The rope got pulled and she was hung
Down by the river Sallia.

The moral of this story is,
Weela weela wallia;
Ya Don't stick knives in babies' heads
Down by the river Sallia.