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THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, there's a hole. Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what? With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a straw. But the straw is too long etc. Then cut it, etc. With what shall I cut it? With an axe The axe is too dull Then sharpen it With what shall I sharpen it? With a stone The stone is too dry Then wet it With what shall I wet it? With water How shall I get it? In the bucket Theres a hole in the bucket. Note: one of the surprisingly rare circular songs, along with Where Have All the Flowers Gone and Rattling Bog and John Johnson. RG filename[ HOLEBCKT TUNE FILE: HOLEBCKT CLICK TO PLAY RG  8note Sheet |
Lieber Heinrich (Wenn der Pott aber nu en Loch hat) (German version of "There's a Hole in the Bucket") Liewer Heinrich (Dear Henry) (from George Korson's Pennsylvania Songs and Legends) Liewer Heinrich (Dear Henry) (from Songs Along the Mahantongo: Pennsylvania Dutch Folksongs) |