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solvability: moderate lookahead
Puzzle Description:
dear Liza, dear Liza fix it!"
#1: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Nov 26, 2012
Alas... no one remembers this :(#2: Minnie Fuerstnau (mini) on Nov 26, 2012
I remember it... and now I have an "ear worm". Thanks a lot! :)#3: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Nov 26, 2012
It's on YouTube.#4: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Nov 26, 2012
:D Minnie#5: Tom King (sgusa) on Nov 26, 2012
#6: Skippy Miller (gmillvmill) on Nov 26, 2012 [SPOILER]
Fun puzzle, Tom with a bit of challenge. I don't remember it and I don't want an "ear worm."
Nice puzzle, but as I remember it, "Dear Liza" told "Dear Henry" to fix it. :)#7: Kristen Vognild (Kristen) on Nov 26, 2012 [SPOILER]
What Minnie said. (Though it's Liza who tells Henry to fix it ;)#8: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Nov 26, 2012
I'll have to teach it to my son, so the song doesn't die off with my generation.
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza
Well fix it, dear Henry
With what shall I fix it, dear Liza
With straw, dear Henry
The straw it too long, dear Liza
well cut it, dear Henry
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza
With an axe, dear Henry
The axe is too dull, dear Liza
Well whet it, dear Henry
The whetstone's too dry, dear Liza
Well wet it, dear Henry
But...there's a HOLE in the bucket (to conclusion)
Adding in all the repeats and everything, and the twang (can't forget the twang!), did I remember all the verses?
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza.#9: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Nov 27, 2012
With Water, dear Henry.
Are all your chores tended to Liza in need;#10: Kristen Vognild (Kristen) on Nov 27, 2012
what say you dear Liza, sezzzz Liza indeed!
Thanks Norma! I knew I had to be missing something.#11: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Nov 27, 2012
I never heard that last part, Tom. Maybe it had already dropped away from the song before I ever heard it.
Kristen...that wasn't part of it. I just played with the words freestyle.#12: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Nov 27, 2012
gotcha :)#13: Jota (jota) on Dec 7, 2012
Found a Harry Belanfonte version on the web, very funny! Thanks Tom.#14: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Dec 7, 2012
yw Jota#15: annalivia (annalivia) on Sep 12, 2013 [SPOILER]
I've always heard it as 'dear georgie' rather than henry. was just singing this the other day and now here's the puzzle!#16: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Sep 13, 2013
cute! thanks!
I hope 'henry or georgie' fixed it#17: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Feb 15, 2014 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#18: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Feb 16, 2014
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.#19: Brash Ataom (BRASH) on Jan 18, 2021
Don't these people know what a hose is?
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