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 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, with straw

The straw is too long
Dear Liza, dear Liza
The straw is too long
Dear Liza, too long

Well cut it
Dear Henry, dear Henry
Well cut it, dear Henry, Well 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
With an axe, 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
Then Sharpen it, dear Henry, then Sharpen it

With what shall I sharpen it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
With what shall I sharpen it
Dear Liza, with what

With a stone
Dear Henry, dear Henry
With a stone, dear Henry, with a stone

The stone is too dry
Dear Liza, dear Liza
The stone is too dry
Dear Liza, too dry

Then wet it
Dear Henry, dear Henry
Then wet it, dear Henry, Then wet it

With what shall I wet it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
With what shall I wet it
Dear Liza, with what

With water
Dear Henry, dear Henry
With water, dear Henry, With water

In what shall I fetch it
Dear Liza, dear Liza
In what shall I fetch it
Dear Liza, in what

With a bucket
Dear Henry, dear Henry
With a bucket, dear Henry, With a bucket

Dear Liza, dear Liza
There’s a hole in my bucket
Dear Liza, a hole