Joni's lighthearted take on "london bridge" was a crowd pleaser in her mid-sixties club show, 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 is falling down See the in my town the ones who bring it down (it's they've been for centuries, by it and saying, you know, London bridge is falling down, poor thing, It just down in shame) My lady-o
bridge is falling up Save the tea in my cup Guess the cup is up My lady-o (I'll have to get a one)
London is up for sale Booze heads put my friend in Spent my bridge money on My fair (sure like to have bought that 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 grant you people be getting across at all) My fair
On the bridge there a car with peculiar flowers It's the beatles' it's not (guess they're at the bridge) (hope buy it) My lady-o
London bridge is falling (something that) bridge is coming down Coming on london bridge Ice cubes in my fridge
(they always, do you know those are terrible, they're always melting things and ice cubes are dripping all over the floor) (and the vegetables are all and your friend turns 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)
down on london bridge Mutton rotting in my Coming (a little electronic there for your pleasure) Coming on london bridge My lady-o