"There's a Hole in the Bucket" sung by Ani Difranco and Kris Kristofferson -From Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Concert (Clearwater Concert), Madison Square Garden, 5/3/09.
There's a Hole in the Bucket is a children's song and has been covered by a great many, including the amazing Pete Seeger. Below is the original version. Ani and Kris are singing a variation.
- There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
- There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
- Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.
- With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
- With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what?
- With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw.
- The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
- The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long,
- Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.
- With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
- With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?
- With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an axe.
- The axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
- The axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.
- Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, hone it.
- On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
- On what shall I hone it, dear Liza, on what?
- On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.
- The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
- The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.
- Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it.
- With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
- With what shall I wet, dear Liza, with what?
- try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, water.
- In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
- In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what?
- In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
- In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, bucket.
- There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
- There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
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