Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it yeah my bucket's got a hole in it
Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it I can't find no work
Well I'm standing on the corner with my bucket in my hand
I'm waitin' for a woman that ain't got no man
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it yeah my bucket's got a hole in it
Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it I can't find me no job
[ piano ]
Well I went upon a mountain I looked down in the sea
I seen the crabs and the fishes doin' the bebop bee
Cause my bucket's got a big hole in it yeah my bucket's got a hole in it
Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it I can't find no work
[ steel - fiddle ]
Well it ain't no use for me workin' so hard when I got a woman in the bossman's yard
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it yeah my bucket's got a hole in it
Yeah my bucket's got a hole in it I can't find no work