Henry: There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.



Liza: So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.



H: With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza,

With what should I fix it, dear Liza, with what?



L: With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

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



H: But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,

The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long.



L: So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it!



H: With what should I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza,

With what should I cut it, dear Liza, with what?



L: Use the hatchet, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Use the hatchet, dear Henry, the hatchet.



H: But the hatchet's too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,

The hatchet's too dull, dear Liza, too dull.



L: So, sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

So sharpen it dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it!



H: With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza,

With what should I sharpen, dear Liza, with what?



L: Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, THE STONE!!!!



H: But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,

The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.



L: So wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

So wet it dear Henry, dear Henry, WET IT!



H: With what should I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza,

With what should I wet it, dear Liza, with what?



L: (moves her rocking chair over to Henry and sings fast)

With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, WATER!!!!!



H: With what should I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza,

With what should I carry it dear Liza, with what?



L: (crying)

Use the bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Use the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, the bucket!



H: Uh, Liza????

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.



At this point Liza takes the chair and goes off to live with her mother which is probably what Henry wanted in the first place!