There`s a hole in the bucket
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1. There`s a hole in
the bucket, dear Lisa, dear Lisa,
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there`s a hole in the bucket, dear Lisa, a
hole.
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2. Then mend it, dear
Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
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then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, mend
it!
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3. With what shall I
mend it, dear Liza..... with what?
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4. With a straw, dear
Henry, dear Henry..... with a straw.
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5. The straw is too
long, dear Liza, .... too long.
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6. Then cut it, dear
Henry, dear Henry.... then cut it!
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7. With what shall I
cut it, dear Lisa..... with what?
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8.With an axe, dear
Henry, dear Henry... with an axe.
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9. The axe is too
dull, dear Lisa.... the axe is too dull.
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10. Then sharpen it,
dear Henry, dear Henry... sharpen it!
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11. On what shall I
sharpen it, dear Lisa... on what?
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12. On a stone, dear
Henry, dear Henry... on a stone.
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13. The stone it too
dry, dear Lisa... too dry.
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14. Then wet it, dear
Henry, dear Henry.... wet it!
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15. With what shall I
wet it, dear Lisa,,,, with what?
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16. Try water, dear
Henry, dear Henry.... try water.
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17. In what shall I
fetch it, dear Lisa.... in what?
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18. In a bucket, dear
Henry, dear Henry... in a bucket.
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19. There`s a hole in
the bucket, dear Lisa.... a hole.
(Harry Belafonte)