There’s a hole in the bucket,
Dear
Liza, dear Liza,
Then mend it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, mend it.
With what shall I mend it,
Dear Liza, dear Liza?
With a
straw, then, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, with a straw.
If the straw is too long,
Then, dear Liza, dear Liza?
Then
cut it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, cut it.
With what shall I cut it,
Dear Liza, dear Liza?
With a
knife, then, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, with a knife.
If the knife is too dull, then,
Dear Liza, dear Liza?
Then
sharpen it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, sharpen it.
With what shall I sharpen it,
Dear Liza, dear Liza?
With a
whetstone, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, with a stone.
If the stone be too dry, then,
Dear Liza, dear Liza?
Then
wet it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, wet it.
With what shall I wet it,
Dear Liza, dear Liza?
With water,
dear Henry,
Dear Henry, with water.
How shall I fetch it,
Dear Liza, dear Liza?
In a bucket,
dear Henry,
Dear Henry, in a bucket.
There’s a hole in the bucket,
Dear Liza, dear Liza,
Then
mend it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, mend it.
