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 venues she has always enjoyed most.
(spoken are in italics)
London bridge is down See the in my town the ones who bring it down (it's true been for centuries, by it and saying, you know, London bridge is falling down, poor thing, It just fell in shame) My lady-o
bridge is falling up Save the tea in my cup Guess the cup is up My fair (I'll have to get a one)
London is up for sale Booze heads put my in jail Spent my bridge money on My fair (sure would've like to have that bridge) (couldn't let him go to jail)
If the bridge to me I serve you tarts and tea Smiles, all the tolls would be (don't grant you would be getting across at all) My fair
On the bridge there a car Painted with flowers It's the beatles' not ours (guess they're at the bridge) (hope buy it) My lady-o
London is falling down (something that) London bridge is down Coming down on bridge Ice cubes melting in my
(they always, do you know fridges are terrible, they're always melting things and ice cubes are dripping all over 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 on london bridge rotting in my fridge Coming (a electronic music there for your pleasure) down on london bridge My lady-o