There`s a hole in the bucket      (Listen to midi)

 

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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)