there's a hole in my bucket dear liza meaning is a deadlock situation.
there's a hole in my bucket dear liza meaning is a deadlock situation.
there's a hole in my bucket dear liza meaning?
a deadlock situation
"there's a hole in my bucket" (or "...in the bucket") is a children's song, based on a dialogue between two characters, called henry and liza, about a leaky bucket. the song describes a deadlock situation: henry has a leaky bucket, and liza tells him to repair it. to fix the leaky bucket, he needs straw. to cut the straw, he needs an axe. to sharpen the axe, he needs to wet the sharpening stone. to wet the stone, he needs water. but to fetch water, he needs the bucket, which has a hole in it.









































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there's a hole in my bucket
there's a hole in the bucket, dear liza, a hole.









































with what shall i fix it, dear liza, dear liza?









































with what shall i fix it, dear liza, with what?









































the straw is too long, dear liza, dear liza,









































the straw is too long, dear liza, too long.









































with what shall i cut it, dear liza, dear liza?









































with what shall i cut it, dear liza, with what?









































the knife is too dull, dear liza, dear liza,









































the knife is too dull, dear liza, too dull.









































with what shall i sharpen it, dear liza, dear liza?
there's a hole in my bucket