There's a hole in my bucket ...

There’s a Hole in My Bucket is a popular children’s song with a circular set of lyrics, since the hole in the bucket never seems to get fixed. The song begins with a man named Henry complaining to his dear Liza that he has a hole in his bucket. Going through several rounds of questions and answers, Henry never manages to fix his bucket !!

This song is so endearing that you can find it in most collections of children’s songs. It’s most popular version was sung by Harry Belafonte and Odetta



It is said that There’s a Hole in My Bucket has roots in the early 1700s and was originally sung in German.
Sesame Street incorporated the song as a comedic skit in the 1970s, with Henry and Liza portrayed by Muppets, except instead of straw, Liza prescribes fixing the hole in the bucket "with a stick".




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