Oh, my bucket got a hole in it Oh, my bucket got a hole in it Oh, my bucket got a hole in it Can't buy no beer When you're walkin' down 31st Street You had better look around Police firin' squad is on their beat An you'll be jailhouse bound 'Play it!' They ain't-a standin' on the corner Ev'rything was so slow Can't make no money Tricks ain't walkin' no mo' 'Oh, play it, boy' Gonna start a new racket Gonna start it out right Gonna sell moonshine in the day An peddle dope at night Then if I can't make no money Goin' a catch the Santa Fe Goin'a drink good liquor And let all women be. 'Pla-ay!'