A Hole In The Bucket Chords by Harry Belafonte

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A Hole In The Bucket by Harry Belafonte

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Verse 1
          D                        G 
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
          D           G            A       D 
there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. 
   D                        G 
So fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
   D            G           A      D 
so fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. 
 
Verse 2
     D                          G 
With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
     D             G            A          D 
with what should I fix it, dear Liza, with what? 
     D                       G 
With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
     D           G           A           D 
with straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw. 
 
Verse 3
        D                       G 
But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
    D            G          A         D 
the straw is too long, dear Liza, too long. 
   D                       G 
So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
   D           G           A      D 
so cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it! 
 
Verse 4
     D                          G 
With what should I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
     D             G            A          D 
with what should I cut it, dear Liza, with what? 
        D                     G 
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
        D         G      A    D 
with an axe, dear Henry,   an axe. 
 
Verse 5
        D                     G 
But the axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
    D          G          A         D 
the axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull. 
    D                            G 
So, sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
   D                G           A      D 
so sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it! 
 
Verse 6
     D                              G 
With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
     D             G             A          D 
with what should I sharpen, dear Liza, with what? 
        D                       G 
Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
        D           G           A          D 
use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, the stone. 
 
Verse 7
        D                      G 
But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
    D            G         A         D 
the stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry. 
   D                        G 
So wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
   D           G           A      D 
so wet it dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it. 
 
Verse 8
     D                          G 
With what should I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
     D             G            A          D 
with what should I wet it, dear Liza, with what? 
     D                       G 
With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
     D           G           A      D 
with water, dear Henry, dear Henry,   water. 
 
Verse 9
     D                            G 
With what should I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
     D             G              A          D 
with what should I carry it, dear Liza, with what? 
        D                       G 
Use the bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, 
        D            G           A          D 
use the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, the bucket! 
 
Solution or not
          D                        G 
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, 
          D           G            A       D 
there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.