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Ain’t No Hole in the Washtub Lyrics by Paul Williams

Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (Music from the Original Television Presentation)

1977

[Verse 1]
Head full of good thoughts, belly full of grub
Money in your pocket when there ain't no hole in the washtub
Your nails won't break and your toes won't stub
You never get a fever when there ain't no hole in the washtub
[Verse 2]
If you look to the good side, falling down's a free ride
Slippin' and a-sliding in the mud
If your back is hurtin', I can say for certain
I'll be there to treat you to a soothing back rub
When there ain't no hole in the washtub
[Verse 3]
Lunch with the uppercrust, dinner at the club
High on the hog when therе ain't no hole in the washtub
Watermеlon gardens, berries on a shrub
Cookies in the kitchen when there ain't no hole in the washtub
I'll be there to treat you to a soothing back rub
When there ain't no hole in the washtub
[Verse 4]
If you look to the good side, falling down's a free ride
Slipping and a-sliding in the mud
So it twists and contorts you, the barrel supports you
You can feed and clothe yourself with a rub-a-dub-dub
When there ain't no hole in the washtub
[Outro]
Ain't no hole in the washtub
Ain't no hole in the washtub
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Paul Williams

Paul Williams

About “Ain’t No Hole in the Washtub” by Paul Williams

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