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0 pointslcnPylGDnU4H9OF2y ago0 comments

“There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza...”

Probably a timeless phenomenon. But I wouldn’t be as good as Henry. I’d take the bucket to the well and eventually shout back up the way, “there’s a hole...!”

(What do you think he needed the water for anyway?)

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jagged-chisel2y ago

In Mr. Belafonte’s live recording of it, Dear Liza asks Henry to fetch the water before he starts singing. What she needs it for could be any number of household uses - cooking, cleaning (oneself or dishes or floors), laundry…

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0 pointslcnPylGDnU4H9OF2y ago0 comments

“There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza...”

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zYY6Q4nRTS4

Probably a timeless phenomenon. But I wouldn’t be as good as Henry. I’d take the bucket to the well and eventually shout back up the way, “there’s a hole...!”

(What do you think he needed the water for anyway?)

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jagged-chisel2y ago

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