There's A Hole In The Bucket
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There's a hole in the bucket
Dear Liza, dear Liza
There's a hole in the bucket
Dear Liza a hole
Then mend it, dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry mend it
With what shall I mend it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
With what shall I mend it, dear Liza with what?
With a straw then dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
With a straw then dear Henry, dear Henry a straw
If a straw be too long then
Dear Liza, dear Liza
If a straw be too long then
Dear Liza too long
Cut the straw then dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
Cut the straw dear Henry, dear Henry the straw
With what shall I cut it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza with what?
With a knife then dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
With a knife then dear Henry, dear Henry a knife
If the knife be too dull then
Dear Liza, dear Liza
If the knife be too dull then, dear Liza too dull
Whet the knife then dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
Whet the knife then dear Henry, dear Henry the knife
With what shall I whet it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
With what shall I whet it, dear Liza with what
With a stone then dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
With a stone then dear Henry, dear Henry a stone
If the stone be too rough then
Dear Liza, dear Liza
If the stone be too rough then, dear Liza too rough
Then smooth it dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
Then smooth it dear Henry, dear Henry, the stone
With what shall I smooth it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
With what shall I smooth it, dear Liza, with what
With water dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
With water dear Henry, dear Henry, water
In what shall I fetch it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what
In the bucket dear Henry
Dear Henry, dear Henry
In the bucket dear Henry
Dear Henry the bucket
There's a hole in the bucket
Dear Liza, dear Liza
There's a hole in the bucket
Dear Liza the hole!
There's a hole in the bucket
Dear Liza, a hole
Writer(s): Traditional
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