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BucketCarly Rae Jepsen

Released: April 4, 2009

Songwriter: Ryan Stewart Carly Rae Jepsen

Producer: Ryan Stewart

[Intro]
There's a hole in your bucket

[Verse 1]
Sun's out, we got a beach day
Forget yourself
Say, why don't we people watch?
Kids are playing 'round in the sand
(Little boy crying)
Oh no, he's got some troubles
Got us laughing as he throws his shovel
Nothing's really going as planned

[Chorus]
I don't know how we're going to build a castle now
Do you want to start again somehow?
I'll stay until the sun comes down, down, down

[Verse 2]
(Are you smiling?)
Look over my shoulder
See your laughter bubble over
Lately, you've been working too hard
And I've been waiting to recognize
That sparkle that's in your eye
Those two dimples on your cheeks
The joy that lights the fire

[Chorus]
I don't know how we're going to build a castle now
Do you want to start again somehow?
I'll stay until the sun comes down, down, down

[Bridge]
There's a hole in my bucket
Dear Liza, Dear Liza
There's a hole in my bucket
Dear Liza, a hole

[Chorus]
And I don't know how we're supposed to build a castle now
Do you want to start again somehow?
I'll stay until the sun comes down, down
I'll stay until the sun...
I don't know how we're gonna build a castle now
Do you want to start again somehow?
I'll stay until the sun comes down, down, down
'Til the sun comes... down

[Outro]
(Sun's down, here come the waves, and there goes the castle)
Sun's coming down, I'll stay
(Sun's down, here come the waves, and there goes the castle)
The sun's coming down, I'll stay
(Sun's down, here come the waves, and there goes the castle)
The sun's coming down, I'll stay
(Sun's down, here come the waves, and there goes the castle)

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in 1985, she first came to fame by finishing in third place on the TV show Canadian Idol. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut album, Tug Of War, including the Canadian top 40 singles “Tug Of War” and “Bucket.”

Three years later, she released the single “Call Me Maybe” and planned to follow it with what would have been her second album, Curiosity. However, after the song caught the ear of fellow Canadian, Justin Bieber, he referred her to his manager, Scooter Braun, which led to her signing an international deal with Interscope Records. Before long, it became one of 2012’s most enduring hits, racking up over a billion YouTube views and topping the charts in 21 countries, including the US and Canada. The aforementioned Curiosity album was cut down to EP length, and work continued on her eventual sophomore LP, Kiss. Released in September 2012, it also featured the Owl City collaboration “Good Time”, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jepsen returned in March 2015 with “I Really Like You,” the lead single from her third studio album. The song received a more muted reception than her breakout hit–although it did reach #2 in the United Kingdom–and consequently, the album, E•MO•TION, failed to make a substantial impact chartwise. Despite this, the album drew in a new wave of fans with its more experimental and mature sound; such was the amount of praise among both the public and critics that a follow-up EP of album outtakes–E•MO• Side B–was released on the album’s first anniversary.

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