Joni's lighthearted take on "london bridge" was a crowd 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 early days when joni was playing the smaller, more intimate she has always enjoyed most.
(spoken are in italics)
London bridge is falling See the people in my the ones who bring it down (it's true they've for centuries, by it and saying, you know, London bridge really is down, poor thing, It just down in shame) My fair
bridge is falling up Save the tea in my cup the cup is cracking up My lady-o (I'll have to get a one)
London is up for sale Booze heads put my 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 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 with peculiar flowers It's the beatles' it's not (guess looking at the bridge) (hope buy it) My lady-o
London is falling down (something that) London bridge is down 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 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 down on london Mutton in my fridge dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow (a little electronic there for your pleasure) Coming down on london My lady-o