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On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Barbara Boock wrote:
> Dear all,
> I know there exists an English version of a song that has a German
> equivalent. As far as I can recall it, it starts with the words: "There's a
> hole in the buckett, o Henry, ..." It's an endless song. Can anybody tell
> me where to find it. I looked through several books and title-lists and
> did'nt get a hint. In German the first line is: "Wenn der Topp aber nun a
> Loch hat, lieber Heinrich..."
> Somebody from Hamburg is looking for it and asked me. I want to know
> because I want to put the hint in our file about the song, but here is the
> address of the person asking, too: [log in to unmask]
> Thanks for your help! Yours Barbara Boock
>
> Barbara Boock, Bibliothekarin
> Deutsches Volksliedarchiv
> - Arbeitsstelle für internationale Volksliedforschung
> Silberbachstr. 13
> D 79100 Freiburg
>
> Tel (49) 761 70 50 30
> Durchwahl (49) 761 70 50 314
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