There's a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, dear Laurie
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, a hole

Then fix it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
Oh fix it, dear Brady, dear Brady, fix it
 
With what shall I fix it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
With what shall I fix it, dear Laurie, with what?

With a straw, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
With a straw, dear Brady, dear Brady, with a straw

But the straw is too long, dear Laurie, dear Laurie
The straw is too long, dear Laurie, too long

Cut it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
Then cut it, dear Brady, dear Brady, then cut it

With what shall I cut it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
With what shall I cut it, dear Laurie, with what?

With an axe, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
With an axe, dear Brady, dear Brady, with an axe

The axe is too dull, dear Laurie, dear Laurie
That axe is too dull, dear Laurie, too dull

Then sharpen it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
Then sharpen it, dear Brady, dear Brady, hone it

On what shall I sharpen it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
On what shall I sharpen it, dear Laurie, with what?

On a stone, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
On a stone, dear Brady, dear Brady, on a stone

But the stone is too dry, dear Laurie, dear Laurie
That stone is too dry, dear Laurie, too dry

Then wet it, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
Then wet it, dear Brady, dear Brady, wet it

With what shall I wet it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
With what shall I wet it, dear Laurie, with what?

Try water, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
With water, dear Brady, dear Brady, use water

In what shall I fetch it, dear Laurie, dear Laurie?
In what shall I fetch it, dear Laurie, in what?

In a bucket, dear Brady, dear Brady, dear Brady
In a bucket, dear Brady, dear Brady, a bucket

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, dear Laurie
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Laurie, a hole