spotify:track:51A0x3T4nZMJhFdnXYkJCS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfryfZ0unVA Lyrics and Music: Trad. and Harry Belafonte and Odetta Gordon Year: 1960 Producer: Harry Belafonte and Bob Bollard Uitgewerkt voor Franky Jacobs [Intro] On Cue [Verse 1] There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. So fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, so fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. [Verse 2] With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, with what should I fix it, dear Liza, with what? With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw. [Verse 3] But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza, the straw is too long, dear Liza, too long. So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, so cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it! [Verse 4] With what should I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza, with what should I cut it, dear Liza, with what? With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an axe, dear Henry, an axe. [Verse 5] But the axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza, the axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull. So, sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, so sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it! [Verse 6] With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza, with what should I sharpen, dear Liza, with what? Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, the stone. [Verse 7] But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza, the stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry. So wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, so wet it dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it. [Verse 8] With what should I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza, with what should I wet it, dear Liza, with what? With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, with water, dear Henry, dear Henry, water. [Verse 9] With what should I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza, with what should I carry it, dear Liza, with what? Use the bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, use the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, the bucket! [Solution or not] There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

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Cette chanson raconte un dialogue entre deux personnages, où un homme doit réparer un seau qui a un trou. Au fil des couplets, ils échangent sur les différentes étapes nécessaires pour effectuer cette réparation, depuis le choix des matériaux jusqu'aux outils à utiliser, tout en rencontrant divers obstacles à chaque fois. Elle illustre de manière amusante et répétitive comment les tâches simples peuvent parfois se transformer en un enchaînement de complications. Ce refrain insistant montre que souvent, la solution à un problème peut mener à d’autres questions, soulignant ainsi la nature parfois chaotique des situations de la vie quotidienne.