There's a Hole in My Bucket

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There's A Hole in My Bucket is a children's song, along the same lines as "The Song That Never Ends".

The song incorporates an infinite-loop motif. In order to fix the leaky bucket, one needs straw. To cut straw, one needs an axe. To sharpen the axe, one needs a stone. In order to wet the stone, one needs water. But when asked how one would get the water, the answer is "in a bucket" (implied to mean the only one available – the leaky bucket which, if it could carry water, wouldn't be in need of repair in the first place).

[edit] Lyrics

The opening lyrics are as follows (the most common mention Henry and Liza):

Henry: There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

Liza: Well fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, well fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it

Henry: With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, with what shall I fix it dear Liza, with what?

Liza: With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw.

This goes on in the same format with different lines:

But the straw is too long.

Then cut it.

With what shall I cut it?

With an axe

But the axe is too dull.

Well sharpen it

How shall I sharpen it

With the stone

But the stone is too dry

Then wet it

With what shall I wet it?

With the water

But I have no water

Then get some

With what shall I get it?

With the bucket

But there's a hole in the bucket...