There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a 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 Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I mend it, dear Liza? With what?
With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry
With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, a straw
But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza
But the straw is too long, dear Liza, 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 Liza, cut it?
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, an axe
But the axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza
But the axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull
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 it, dear Liza, sharpen it?
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, 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, dear Henry
Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, 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, dear Henry
With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, water
In what shall I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
In what shall I carry it, dear Liza, carry it?
In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry
In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, bucket
But there's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza
But there's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole
Well, mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry
Well, mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, mend it