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 transcription includes spoken Combined with her music, enchanted audiences back in the early days when joni was playing the smaller, intimate venues she has always enjoyed most.
(spoken are in italics)
London bridge is falling See the in my town They're the ones who it down (it's true been for centuries, by it and saying, you know, London bridge really is falling down, thing, It just down in shame) My lady-o
London bridge is up Save the tea in my cup the cup is cracking up My lady-o (I'll to get a pyrex one)
London bridge is up for Booze heads put my in jail Spent my bridge on bail My fair (sure would've to have bought that bridge) (couldn't let him go to jail)
If the bridge to me I would you tarts and tea Smiles, all the tolls would be (don't you people would be getting across at all) My fair
On the bridge there a car Painted with peculiar It's the beatles' not ours (guess looking at the bridge) (hope buy it) My fair
London bridge is falling (something that) London bridge is coming Coming down on bridge Ice cubes melting in my
(they always, do you know those fridges are terrible, they're always melting things and ice are dripping all over 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 smells a bit doesn't it, but don't you t .. well, we can it anyway" and she does)
Coming on london bridge Mutton in my fridge Coming (a little music there for your pleasure) down on london bridge My fair