My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
Love Leaks: Unfillable Buckets and Forbidden Romance
Lyrics
Well I'm standin' on a corner with a bucket in my hand
Expressing the speaker's current location and situation, standing on a corner with a bucket, anticipating someone.
I'm waitin' for a woman that ain't got no man
Waiting for a woman who is currently without a partner.
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
Repetition emphasizing that the speaker's bucket has a hole in it, a metaphorical issue or problem.
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-It won't hold no beer
The bucket's hole is emphasized again, specifying that it won't serve its intended purpose of holding beer.
Well, there ain't no use of me workin' so hard
Expressing dissatisfaction with hard work, possibly due to having a romantic interest at the boss man's yard.
When I got a woman in the boss man's yard
Indicating a romantic involvement with a woman in the boss man's yard, contributing to the speaker's reluctance to work.
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
Reiterating the metaphor of the bucket with a hole, emphasizing its inadequacy in holding beer.
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-It won't hold no beer
Restating that the bucket is unfit for holding beer due to its hole.
Well, I went upon the mountain I looked down in the sea
Narrating an observation of the speaker looking down from a mountain, witnessing sea life engaging in lively activities.
I saw the crabs and the fishes doin' the be-bop- bee
Describing the sea creatures, crabs, and fishes, engaging in a lively dance or movement referred to as "be-bop-bee."
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
Repeating the metaphor of the bucket's hole, emphasizing its unsuitability for holding beer.
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-It won't hold no beer
Reiterating that the bucket is inadequate for holding beer due to its hole.
Well I'm standin' on a corner with a bucket in my hand
Repeating the scenario of standing on a corner with a bucket, waiting for a woman without a partner.
I'm waitin' for a woman that ain't got no man
Waiting for a woman who is currently without a partner, possibly highlighting a recurring theme in the speaker's life.
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
Re-emphasizing the metaphor of the bucket's hole, underscoring its inability to hold beer.
Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-Yea! My bucket's got a hole in it
-It won't hold no beer
Final emphasis on the bucket's inability to fulfill its purpose of holding beer, possibly expressing frustration or resignation.
It won't hold no beer
-It won't hold no beer
Concluding and summarizing the persistent issue that the bucket won't hold beer due to its hole.
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