Answer:
The more holes you cover the lower it goes.
Dies half its life. Lives the rest. Dances without music. Breathes without breath.
I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be!
Man walks over, and man swims under. In times of war, it can be burned asunder. What is it?
What gets beaten, and whipped, but never cries?
I have feet on my head