Joni's lighthearted take on "london bridge" was a pleaser in her mid-sixties club show, before she signed her first recording contract. this transcription includes spoken patter Combined with her music, enchanted audiences back in the days when joni was playing the smaller, more intimate venues she has always enjoyed most.
(spoken are in italics)
London bridge is falling See the in my town They're the who bring it down (it's they've been for centuries, by it and saying, you know, London bridge really is down, poor thing, It fell down in shame) My fair
bridge is falling up Save the tea in my cup Guess the cup is up My lady-o (I'll to get a pyrex one)
London bridge is up for Booze heads put my friend in my bridge money on bail My fair (sure like to have bought that bridge) (couldn't let him go to jail)
If the bridge to me I would you tarts and tea Smiles, that's all the would be (don't grant you would be getting across at all) My lady-o
On the there stands a car Painted peculiar flowers It's the beatles' it's not (guess they're at the bridge) (hope buy it) My lady-o
London bridge is down (something that) London is coming down down on london bridge Ice melting in my fridge
(they always, do you know those fridges are terrible, they're melting things and ice cubes are dripping all over the floor) (and the vegetables are all rotten and your friend to you in her very british way and she says: "you know I paid two bob for this. it smells a bit peculiar doesn't it, but don't you t .. well, we can it anyway" and she does)
Coming on london bridge Mutton rotting in my dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow (a little music there for your pleasure) Coming down on bridge My lady-o