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There’s a Hole in My Bucket” (or “…in the Bucket”) is a children’s song, along the samelines as “Found a Peanut“. A popular version of the song was recorded by HarryBelafonte and Odetta.The song incorporates an infinite–loop motif. In order to fix the leaky bucket, one needsstraw. To cut straw, one needs an axe. To sharpen the axe, one needs a stone. In order towet the stone, one needs water. But when asked how one would get the water, the answeris “in a bucket” (implied to mean the only one available – the leaky bucket which, if itcould carry water, wouldn’t be in need of repair in the first place).There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza dear LizaThere’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza a holeGo fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryGo fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.With what shall I fix it, dear Liza dear LizaWith what shall I fix it, dear Liza with whatWith a straw dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryWith a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a strawBut the straw is too long, dear Liza dear LizaThe straw is too long, dear Liza too longCut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryCut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut itWith what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear LizaWith what shall I cut it, dear Liza with whatWith an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryWith an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an axeThe axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear LizaThe axe is too dull, dear Liza too dullSharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenrySharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, hone itOn what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza dear LizaOn what shall I hone it, dear Liza on what
On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry
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On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a stoneBut the stone is too dry, dear Liza dear LizaThe stone is too dry, dear Liza too dryWell wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryWell wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet itWith what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear LizaWith what shall I wet it, dear Liza with whatTry water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryTry water, dear Henry, dear Henry, use waterIn what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear LizaIn what shall I fetch it, dear Liza in whatIn a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryIn a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucketThere’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear LizaThere’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza a hole
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Harry Belaphonte & Odetta………https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElLpKewnxp4