| ||||||||||||||||||
Words and Music by :
Harry Belafonte & Odetta Publisher: (c) 1961 Clara Music & Caribbean Music Publishing Corp (ASCAP) |
||||||||||||||||||
Recording #1 by Harry
Belafonte on Recording date: May 2, 1960 Master number: L2PW-2687 Playing time: 4:30 EP: VLP-6007, EPA-9010, SS-1279, 45-RCA-1247 LP : LSO-6007, CL42956, VPS-6024, STAR-103, (with Odetta), , HB7015, LSP10419, CCSLP-186 NA-514, SDL003, Tape: FTO-6002 CD: B93001, CD339482, ND90462, ND89195, CD12518, CD036, PD89796, 74321-62230-2, 74321-86210-2, 796961, ARMCD019, 74321-84443-2, 88697-93951-2, RGMCD071 |
||||||||||||||||||
Recording #2 by Harry
Belafonte Recording date: 1977 Playing time: 8:47 LP: CB86045 (with Falumi Prince) CD: 82876-69242-2 |
||||||||||||||||||
Also recorded by:
| ||||||||||||||||||
Lyrics: There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza dear Liza There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza a hole Go fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry Go fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. With what shall I fix it, dear Liza dear Liza With what shall I fix it, dear Liza with what With a straw dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a straw But the straw is too long, dear Liza dear Liza The straw is too long, dear Liza too long Cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry Cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza With what shall I cut it, dear Liza with what With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an axe The axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza The axe is too dull, dear Liza too dull Sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry Sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, hone it On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza dear Liza On what shall I hone it, dear Liza on what On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a stone But the stone is too dry, dear Liza dear Liza The stone is too dry, dear Liza too dry Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza With what shall I wet it, dear Liza with what Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, use water In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza in what In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza a hole |
||||||||||||||||||
|