Saturday, May 10, 2008

Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul (or: "There's a Hole in the Barrel, Dear Liza, Dear Liza")

There's a hole in the barrel,
Dear Liza,
Dear Liza.
There's a hole in the barrel,
Dear Liza,
A hole.

So fix it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry.
So fix it, dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Fix it.

With what shall I fix it,
Dear Liza,
Dear Liza?
With what shall I fix it,
Dear Liza?
With what?

With alternatives, dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry.
With alternatives,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Alternatives.

But the alternatives aren't plentious,
Dear Liza,
Dear Liza.
But the alternatives aren't plentious,
Dear Liza,
Plenteous.

So build them up, dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry.
So build them up,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Build them up.

With what shall I build them?
Dear Liza,
Dear Liza?
With what shall I build them,
Dear Liza?
With what?

With energy, dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry.
With energy,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
energy.

From where shall I get it?
Dear Liza,
Dear Liza?
From where shall I get it,
Dear Liza?
With what?

From the barrel, dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry.
From the barrel,
Dear Henry,
Dear Henry,
The barrel.

But there's a hole in the barrel.
Dear Liza,
Dear Liza.
There's a hole in the barrel,
Dear Liza,
A hole.

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