Joni's lighthearted take on "london bridge" was a crowd pleaser in her mid-sixties club show, before she 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)
bridge is falling down See the in my town They're the ones who 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 fair
London bridge is up Save the tea 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 that bridge) (couldn't let him go to jail)
If the belonged to me I would serve you and tea Smiles, that's all the tolls be (don't grant you people would be getting at all) My fair
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 fair
London is falling down (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 cubes are 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)
Coming on london bridge rotting in my fridge Coming (a little electronic music there for pleasure) Coming on london bridge My lady-o