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

Well, fix it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well, fix it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry, well, fix it.

With what shall I fix it? (etc.)
With a board,
But the board is too long,
Well cut it...
With what shall I cut it...?
With an axe...
But the axe is too dull...
Well, sharpen it...
With what shall I sharpen it...?
With a stone (a whetstone)...
But the stone is too dry...
Well, wet it...
With what shall I wet it...?
With water...
With what shall I fetch it...?
With a bucket...
But there's a hole in the bucket!