My Bucket's Got a Hole in It

"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"
Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
B-side"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
ReleasedNovember 8, 1949
RecordedAugust 30, 1949[1]
StudioHerzog Studio, Cincinnati
GenreHonky-tonk, blues, proto-rockabilly
Length2:30
LabelMGM 10560
Songwriter(s)Clarence Williams
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys singles chronology
"Mind Your Own Business"
(1949)
"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"
(1949)
"I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living"
(1949)

"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" is a song widely attributed to Clarence Williams, who obtained a copyright in 1933, although the melody was recorded under various names years earlier. The song became popular performed by Hank Williams for MGM and reached number 4 on the country chart in 1949.[2]

  1. ^ "Hank Williams 45rpm Issues". Hankwilliamsdiscography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It : Hank Williams : Chart positions". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.