There´s a hole in the bucket

Her er en av mine yndlingsfolkeviser, den som som Harry Belafonte og Odetta (Holmes) gjorde stor lykke med i Carnegie Hall i 1960. Visa har røtter helt tilbake til 1700-tallet (Tyskland) - og har vandret gjennom tid og rom og utviklet seg.

Teksten i Harry Belafonte & Odettas versjon:

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

Well fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, - fix it.

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

With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a straw.

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

Cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, - cut it.

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

With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an axe.

The axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.

Sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry - hone it.

On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
On what shall I hone it, dear Liza, on what?

On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, on a stone.

But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.

Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, - wet it.

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

Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, - use water.

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

In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket.

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

I dag fikk jeg oversendt en artig animert framføring av denne visa - som en viss ung venn nylig fant på nettet. Nå KAN det tenkes at han sendte denne til meg fordi han mener det er en…eh, likhet (??!)…mellom undertegnede og dama her!

(Hmf ! :o)

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