BRADY: There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, dear Laurie,
There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, a hole.
LAURIE: Then fix it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
Oh fix it, dear Brady, dear Brady, fix it.
BRADY: With what shall I fix it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
With what shall I fix it, dear Laurie, with what?
LAURIE: With a straw, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
With a straw, dear Brady, dear Brady, with a straw.
BRADY: But the straw is too long, dear Laurie, dear Laurie,
The straw is too long, dear Laurie, too long.
LAURIE: Cut it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
Then cut it, dear Brady, dear Brady, then cut it.
BRADY: With what shall I cut it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
With what shall I cut it, dear Laurie, with what?
LAURIE: With an axe, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
With an axe, dear Brady, dear Brady, with an axe.
BRADY: The axe is too dull, dear Laurie, dear Laurie,
That axe is too dull, dear Laurie, too dull.
LAURIE: Sharpen it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
Oh sharpen it, dear Brady, dear Brady, hone it.
BRADY: On what shall I sharpen it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
On what shall I sharpen it, dear Laurie, with what?
LAURIE: On a stone, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
On a stone, dear Brady, dear Brady, a stone.
BRADY: But the stone is too dry, dear Laurie, dear Laurie,
The stone is too dry, dear Laurie, too dry.
LAURIE: Then wet it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
Then wet it, dear Brady, dear Brady, wet it.
BRADY: With what shall I wet it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
With what shall I wet it, dear Laurie, with what?
LAURIE: With water, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
With water, dear Brady, dear Brady, use water.
BRADY: In what shall I fetch it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
In what shall I fetch it, dear Laurie, in what?
LAURIE: In a bucket, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady,
In a bucket, dear Brady, dear Brady, a bucket.
BRADY: There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, dear Laurie,
There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, a hole.