There's a hole in my bucket,
Dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in my bucket,
Dear Liza, a hole.
Well fix it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well fix it, dear Henry, well fix it.
With what shall fix it, . . .
With straw, . . .
The straw is too long, . . .
Well cut it, . . .
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, . . . .
In what shall I fetch it, . . .
With a bucket, . . .
But there's a hole in my bucket, . . .