There's a hole in my bucket

I couldn't work out why this jug wasn't working when I used it to empty some water out of something.

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.


        Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        Then 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 straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw.


The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long.


        Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.


With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?


        With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, an axe.


The axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.


        Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.


With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, with what?


        With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.


The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.


        Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it.


With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what?


        With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, with water.


In what shall I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
In what shall I carry it, dear Liza, in what?


        In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
        In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket.


But there's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.