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"There's a Hole in the Bucket" Lyrics, Text Format

Singing in sections; boys, girls.

 

Description

  • Grade: Second
  • Origin: USA – Dialogue Song
  • Key: G Major
  • Time: 3/4
  • Form: Aa
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta ta ti ti | ta/a |
  • Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi
  • Intervals: intermediate: Mi\So, Do\So, La/Do
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, singing in sections
  • Key Words: dialogue song, camp song, bucket, mend, straw, cut, knife, sharpen, stone, wet stone; contraction: there’s (there is)

“There’s a Hole in the Bucket” 

boys: There’s a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
There’s a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, a hole.
girls:
Mend the hole, then, Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Mend the hole, then, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, the hole.
boys: With what shall I mend it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I mend it,
dear Liza, with what?,
 
girls: With a straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, a straw.
boys: The straw is too long,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long,
dear Liza, too long.
girls: Cut the straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Cut the straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, the straw.
boys: With what shall I cut it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I cut it,
dear Liza, with what?
girls: With a knife, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a knife, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, a knife.
boys: The knife is too dull,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
The knife is too dull,
dear Liza, too dull.
girls: Then sharpen it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Then sharpen it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, then sharpen it.
boys: With what shall I sharpen it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I sharpen it,
dear Liza, with what?
girls: With a stone, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a stone, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, a stone.
boys: The stone is too dry,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry,
dear Liza, too dry.
girls: Then wet it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Then wet it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, then wet it.
boys: With what shall I wet it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I wet it,
dear Liza, with what?
girls: With water, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With water, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, with water.
boys: In what shall I get it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
In what shall I get it,
dear Liza, in what?
girls: In a bucket, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
In a bucket, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, in a bucket.
boys: There’s a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
There’s a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, a hole!
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