731. Hole in the Bucket
'Hole in the Bucket.' Sung by Claire Burleson and Joe Powles, Crossnore, Avery county, August 8, 1940. For international relations refer to the remarks in PSL 83 and 266; VTWL 48, No. 82 'Wenn das Pott aber nun en Loch hat?'
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There's a hole in the buck - et
zah, li - zah,
There's a hole in the buck - et,
li - zah, there's a hole. Then mend it, dear Georg - ie, dear
Georg - ie, dear Georg - ie, Then — mend it, dear
Georg; - ie, dear Georg - ie, mend the hole.
Scale: Mode HI, plagal. Tonal Center: g. Structure: aa^aa^ (4,4,4,4).
Every phrase cadences on I.
2nd stanza:
With what shall I mend it, Eliza, Eliza?
With what shall I mend it, Eliza, with what?
(answer)
With a straw, then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a straw, then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, with a straw.
3rd stanza:
If the straw be too long, Eliza, Eliza,
If the straw be too long, Eliza, then what?
Then cut it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Then cut it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, cut the straw.
4th stanza:
With what shall I cut it, Eliza, Eliza?
With what shall I cut it, Eliza, with what?
With a knife then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a knife then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, with a knife.
5th stanza:
If the knife be too dull, Eliza, Eliza?
If the knife be too dull, Eliza, then what?
Whet the knife then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Whet the knife then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, whet the knife.
6th stanza:
With what shall I whet it, Eliza, Eliza?
With what shall I whet it, Eliza, with what?
With a stone then, dear Georgfie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a stone then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, with a stone.
7th stanza:
If the stone be too rough, Eliza, Eliza ?
If the stone be too rough, Eliza, then what?
Then smooth it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Then smooth it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, smooth the stone.
8th stanza :
With what shall I smooth it, Eliza, Eliza?
With what shall I smooth it, Eliza, with what?
With water, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With water, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, with water.
9th stanza:
In what shall I fetch it Eliza, Eliza?
In what shall I fetch it, Eliza, in what?
In a bucket, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgia,
In a bucket, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, in a bucket.
loth stanza:
There's a hole in the bucket, Eliza, Eliza,
There's a hole in the bucket, Eliza, there's a hole.