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Weird Holiday Alert: My Bucket’s Got a Hole in it Day
There are certain things every child needs to know. Chief among them: at least one song that will drive their parents absolutely bonkers (or their grandparents if you prefer).
And considering today is “My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It Day,” we’re happy to oblige.
Because if Pete Seeger at 90 can get up onstage and inspire a rendition of There’s a Hole in the Bucket (out of Kris Kristofferson and Ani DiFranco, no less), than your kids surely need to know the story of Liza and Henry. Right?
The old German folk song has been a Seeger favorite and recorded by the likes of Burl Ives, about a couple who just can’t seem to get things right. Or at least never fix their bucket.
It’s annoying as all get out, but hey, you have a whole summer to teach it to your kids then let them loose at the family reunion, right? So we rustled up the lyrics for you, courtesy of a Girl Scouts Song Lyrics Index on About.com:
Liza: Henry! Fetch me some water!
Henry:There’s a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza
There’s a hole in my bucket dear Liza, a hole.
L: Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.
H:With what shall I fix it …
L: With a straw dear Henry …
H:The straw is too long …
L: Well, cut it dear Henry …
H:With what shall I cut it …
L: With an axe dear Henry …
H:The axe is too dull dear Liza …
L: Well, sharpen it dear Henry …
H:With what shall I sharpen it …
L: With a stone dear Henry …
H:The stone is too dry dear Liza …
L: Well, wet it dear Henry …
H:With what shall I wet it …
L: With water dear Henry …
H:In what shall I fetch it …
L: In a bucket dear Henry …
H:There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza …
If you take a video of your kids doing it, put it up on YouTube, but really, you don’t have to share it with us. The knowledge that we’re not the only ones with this song now permanently stuck in our heads is thanks enough!
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2 Comments
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI remember this song being on Sesame Street ages ago. The exasperation in Liza’s voice by the end is priceless. Now I’m off to Youtube to find it.
Shannon LC Cate commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amThen there’s always the classic Hank Williams hit “Well, my bucket’s got a hole in it…(repeat three times)…I can’t buy no beer!”
But when he appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, he had to change “beer” to “milk” because of FCC regulations. I always sing that one to my kids.
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