Talk:There's a Hole in My Bucket

I just stumbled upon this page, and it was in rather bad shape. The most important thing that needs to be done is more cross-linkage to songs in this genre, along with some cleanup up the format and presentation of the page. Rctbone 01:22, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I have cleaned up the formatting somewhat and drawn attention to the apparent lack of sense in the song. 10 April 2006. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.235.2.82 (talk • contribs) 10 April 2006

The song refers not to "a straw", but rather "straw" the coarse grass used for livestock bedding. By packing the hole with straw cut slightly longer than the thickness of the wooden staves of the bucket and filling the bucket with water, the fiberous straw will swell and seal the leak. b.hinson 04 April 2006 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.132.225.130 (talk • contribs) 20 April 2006

Context

Who originally wrote the song (and when, and where?) Who sang it? 217.155.20.163 00:03, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

It's an American Traditional childrens song, notably recorded by Pete Seeger and I think Harry Belafonte or Burl Ives (or both) had a hit record with it in the early 60's. Vera, Chuck & Dave 23:03, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Can i use it without paying? Is it still within copyright and that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.63.48.253 (talk) 15:50, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

It should be public domain, unless they added a lot of original material to their version. You wouldn't have to pay royalties on "Barbra Allen," for example. (Right? I'm not a music lawyer by any means, but since the original composer's unknown I'm fairly sure on this.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.0.62.91 (talk) 14:25, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

There's a hole in my bucket.

Okay, my 85 year old grnadmother gave me a CD that held many songs on it.She told me to listne to the songs she listened to when she was young,one of these songs was "Theres a hole in my bucket" So i stumbled on to this page and i searched more about why the song was made and translated by other songs and languages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.9.168.182 (talk) 22:21, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Flanders and Swann

There's also Flanders and Swann's parody. Marnanel (talk) 05:27, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Hole in the bucket 2010 version

A new Children's music group named AJ and the Flip Flops has remade this song and it is really really good. I'm a huge fan of the original song and this version has pretty much stayed true to the original concept with also spicing it up and making it new. Unlike the 1994 release by spearhead which basically just puts the chorus into their song (which I like by the way). The new version it in a upbeat bluegrass style that really rocks. If you like this song then you have to check it out. I originally found them on facebook and at the time their website said under construction but it may be up by the time some of you read this. www.ajandtheflipflops.com

-wonkaba (pat) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wonkaba (talk • contribs) 17:23, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

pocket version

I heard a pop song/monologue about twenty years ago with a similar theme – and the refrain "There's a hole in my pocket, dear Liza, dear Liza" – but a different meter. The narrator goes to buy thread to sew up the hole in his pocket; on the way, he reaches into his pocket to give a coin to a beggar, but the pocket is empty because of the hole, "and then I remembered why I needed thread." Worth mentioning, I think, if someone knows who recorded it. —Tamfang (talk) 00:37, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Kojak

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The reggae artist Nigger Kojak and his partner Liza recorded a version of There's A Hole in My Bucket in 1978 for producer Joe Gibbs. It was released on the same rhythm track as Dennis Brown's "Ain't That Loving You" on the Joe Gibbs label.

It appears to be genuine, for whatever that's worth. —Tamfang (talk) 22:27, 11 January 2011 (UTC)