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