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Peeling the Onion by Sesame Street
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Peeling the Onion by Sesame Street
by Ryan » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:24 pm
There's a Hole in the Bucket
Henry:There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
With what should I fix it, dear Liza, with what?With a stick, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
With a stick, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stick.But the stick is too big, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
The stick is too big, dear Liza, too big.So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it!With what should I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
With what should I cut it, dear Liza, with what?Use the hatchet, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
Use the hatchet, dear Henry, the hatchet.But the hatchet's too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
The hatchet's too dull, dear Liza, too dull.So, sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
So sharpen it dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it!With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza, with what?Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, THE STONE!!!!But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.So wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
So wet it dear Henry, dear Henry, WET IT!With what should I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
With what should I wet it, dear Liza, with what?With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, WATER!!!!!With what should I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
With what should I carry it dear Liza, with what?Use the bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
Use the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, the bucket!Uh, Liza????
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
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Re: Peeling the Onion by Sesame Street
by Sabina » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:34 pm
Yup.. sometimes it is just circular. 
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Re: Peeling the Onion by Sesame Street
by Ryan » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:46 pm
I think it only becomes "circular" when one tries to make it something it is not.
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Re: Peeling the Onion by Sesame Street
by mirjana » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:08 pm
Ryan wrote:....Henry:There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
Liza:
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
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So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.
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Liza:Use the bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Henry:
Use the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, the bucket!Uh, Liza????
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
We have every now and then little story about the fisherman. I do agree that is one of the best stories and with many connotations. Always something to learn. This Sesame Street example is very good one.
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