Why
are we so fascinated with buckets?
Perhaps
the answer lies below...
Liza:
Henry!
Fetch me some water!
Henry:
There's
a hole in the bucket
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
There's
a hole in the bucket
Dear
Liza, a hole.
Liza:
Well,
fix it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
Well,
fix it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, fix it.
Henry:
With
what shall I fix it
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
With
what shall I fix it
Dear
Liza, with what
Liza:
With
a straw dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
With
a straw dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, with straw
Henry:
The straw is too long
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
The
straw is too long
Dear
Liza, too long
Liza:
Well, cut it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
Well,
cut it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, cut it
Henry:
With
what shall I cut it
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
With
what shall I cut it
Dear
Liza, with what
Liza:
With
an axe dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
With
an axe dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, an axe
Henry:
The
axe is too dull
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
The
axe is too dull
Dear
Liza, too dull
Liza:
Well,
sharpen it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
Well,
sharpen it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, sharpen it
Henry:
With
what shall I sharpen it
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
With
what shall I sharpen it
Dear
Liza, with what
Liza:
With
a stone dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
With
a stone dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, a stone
Henry:
The
stone is too dry
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
The
stone is too dry
Dear
Liza, too dry
Liza:
Well,
wet it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
Well,
wet it dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, wet it
Henry:
With
what shall I wet it
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
With
what shall I wet it
Dear
Liza, with what
Liza:
With water dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
With
water dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, with water
Henry:
In
what shall I fetch it
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
In
what shall I fetch it
Dear
Liza, in what
Liza:
In
a bucket dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, dear Henry,
In
a bucket dear Henry,
Dear
Henry, in a bucket
Henry:
There's
a hole in the bucket,
Dear
Liza, dear Liza
There's
a hole in the bucket,
Dear
Liza, a hole
etc.
etc.
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