Singing in sections; boys, girls.
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- Grade: Second
- Origin: USA - Dialogue Song
- Key: G Major
- Time: 3/4
- Form: Aa
- Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta ta ti ti | ta/a |
- Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi
- Intervals: intermediate: Mi\So, Do\So, La/Do
- Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, singing in sections
- Key Words: dialogue song, camp song, bucket, mend, straw, cut, knife, sharpen, stone, wet stone; contraction: there's (there is)
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"There's a Hole in the Bucket"
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boys: |
There's a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, a hole.
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girls: |
Mend the hole, then, Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Mend the hole, then, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, the hole. |
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With what shall I mend it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I mend it,
dear Liza, with what?,
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girls: |
With a straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, a straw. |
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The straw is too long,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long,
dear Liza, too long. |
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girls: |
Cut the straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Cut the straw, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, the straw. |
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boys: |
With what shall I cut it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I cut it,
dear Liza, with what? |
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girls: |
With a knife, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a knife, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, a knife. |
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The knife is too dull,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
The knife is too dull,
dear Liza, too dull. |
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girls: |
Then sharpen it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Then sharpen it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, then sharpen it. |
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With what shall I sharpen it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I sharpen it,
dear Liza, with what? |
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girls: |
With a stone, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With a stone, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, a stone. |
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The stone is too dry,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry,
dear Liza, too dry. |
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girls: |
Then wet it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
Then wet it, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, then wet it. |
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With what shall I wet it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I wet it,
dear Liza, with what? |
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girls: |
With water, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
With water, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, with water. |
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In what shall I get it,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
In what shall I get it,
dear Liza, in what? |
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girls: |
In a bucket, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, dear Georgie,
In a bucket, dear Georgie,
dear Georgie, in a bucket. |
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There's a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket,
dear Liza, a hole! |
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