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There's a hole in my bucket

11/9/2019

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Simple strum; two chords, slow and steady.

There's a (D) hole in my (G) bucket, dear Liza dear Liza. There's a (D) hole in my bucket, dear Lisa (A7) a (D) hole.

Well mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. Well mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry mend it.

With what shall I mend it dear Lisa, dear Lisa? With what shall I mend it, dear Lisa, with what?

With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry with a straw.

But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza. But the straw is too long, dear Lisa, 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 Lisa, with what?

With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an axe.

But the axe is too blunt, dear Liza, dear Liza. But the axe is too blunt, dear Lisa, too blunt.

Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.

With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza? With what shall I sharpen in it, dear Lisa, with what?

With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a stone.

But the stone is too dry, dear Lisa, dear Lisa. But the stone is too dry, dear Lisa, too dry.

Then wet it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it.

With what shall I wet it, dear Lisa, dear Lisa? With what shall I wet it, dear Lisa, with what?

With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. With water, dear Henry, dear Henry. with water.

With what shall I fetch it, dear Lisa, dear Lisa? With what shall I fetch it, dear Lisa, with what?

With a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry. With a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a bucket.

But there's a hole in my bucket, dear Lisa, dear Lisa. There's a hole in my bucket, dear Lisa, a hole. 
 
A note in my songbook shows that somewhere near 1988, this was adapted to a Viking theme, with Freya and Olaf replacing Lisa and Henry and longship for bucket; the last verse has to be bucket or it doesn’t then make sense.


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    Long career in education, classroom and leadership; always a learner.
    University tutor and education consultant; Teaching and Learning, Inclusion and parent partnership.
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