Hole in the Bucket

sung in two parts

HENRY:

There’s a hole in the bucket,

Dear Liza, dear Liza,

There’s a hole in the bucket,

Dear Liza, a hole.

LIZA:

Then fix it, dear Henry,

Dear Henry, dear Henry,

Then fix it, dear Henry,

Dear Henry, fix it.

HENRY:

With what shall I fix it,

Dear Liza, dear Liza,

With what shall I fix it,

Dear Liza, with what?

LIZA:

With a straw, then, dear Henry,

Dear Henry, dear Henry,

With a straw, then, dear Henry,

Dear Henry, a straw.

HENRY:

If the straw be too long,

Dear Liza, dear Liza,…

LIZA:  Then cut it, dear Henry

HENRY:  With what shall I cut it…

LIZA:  With a knife…

HENRY:  If the knife be too dull…

LIZA:  Whet the knife…

HENRY:  With what shall I whet it…

LIZA:  With a stone…

HENRY:  If the stone be too rough…

LIZA:  Then, smooth the stone…

HENRY:  With what shall I smooth it…

LIZA:  With water…

HENRY:  With what shall I fetch it…

LIZA:  In a bucket…

HENRY:  But, there’s a hole in the bucket…