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Harry Belafonte - There's a Hole in the Bucket
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Performer
Odetta
Odetta
Duet Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Composer
Odetta
Odetta
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Bollard
Bob Bollard
Producer

Lyrics

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Then 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, with a straw. The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza, 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, with what? With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an knife. The knife is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza, The knife 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. On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza? On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, on what? On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, On 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. Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Well 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? Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, water. In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza? In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what? In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, a bucket. There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole. Use your head, then! dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Use your head, then! dear Henry, dear Henry, use your head!
Writer(s): Harry Belafonte, Odetta Gordon Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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