—Clarence Williams, 1933
Chorus:
Yea, my bucket's got a hole In It
Yea, my bucket's got a hole In It
Yea, my bucket's got a hole In It
I can't buy no beer.
Well I'm standin' on a corner with a bucket in my hand
I'm waitin' for a woman that ain't got no man.
Well, I went upon the mountain I looked down in the sea
I seen the crabs and the fishes doin' the be-bop-bee.
Well, there ain't no use of me workin' so hard
When I got a woman in the boss man's yard.
Well, me and my baby we just bought a Ford
And now we sit together on the running board.
A few extra verses:
Now me and my baby got along alright
Till a great big black cat changed my luck one night
Had a letter from my baby down in Tennessee
She's sending me her loving C.O.D.
Keep on knockin' girl I can't let you in
Better go back wherever you have been
It's after hours and you can't get in
We close at nine and now it's half past ten
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