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 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      '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 buy no beer      Well, I went up on the mountain   I looked down in the sea   I seen the crabs and the fishes doin' the be-bop-be      '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 buy no beer      Well, there ain't no use   Of 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 buy no beer      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 buy no beer