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 joni was playing the smaller, more intimate venues she has always enjoyed most.
(spoken are in italics)
London bridge is down See the in my town They're the who bring it down (it's true they've 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 the tea leaves in my cup Guess the cup is up My fair (I'll to get a pyrex one)
bridge is up for sale Booze heads put my friend in Spent my money on bail My fair (sure would've like to bought that bridge) (couldn't let him go to jail)
If the bridge to me I serve you tarts and tea Smiles, that's all the would be (don't you people would be getting across at all) My fair
On the bridge stands a car Painted with peculiar the beatles' it's not ours (guess they're at the bridge) (hope buy it) My lady-o
London bridge is down (something that) London is coming down Coming down on bridge Ice melting in my fridge
(they always, do you know those fridges are terrible, they're always melting and ice cubes 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 "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 music there for pleasure) Coming on london bridge My lady-o