"There 's a Hole in My Bucket '' (or "... in the Bucket '') is a children 's song, based on a dialogue between two characters, called Henry and Liza, about a leaky bucket. The song describes a deadlock situation: Henry has a leaky bucket, and Liza tells him to repair it. But to fix the leaky bucket, he needs straw. To cut the straw, he needs an axe. To sharpen the axe, he needs to wet the sharpening stone. To wet the stone, he needs water. However, when Henry asks how to get the water, Liza 's answer is "in a bucket ''. It is implied that only the leaky bucket is available, which, if it could carry water, would need no repairing in the first place.
there's a hole in my bucket dear liza meaning
a deadlock situation