Joni's lighthearted take on "london bridge" was a crowd pleaser in her club show, before she signed her first recording contract. this transcription includes spoken patter with her music, enchanted audiences back in the early days when joni was playing the smaller, more intimate venues she has always enjoyed most.
(spoken are in italics)
bridge is falling down 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 really is falling down, poor thing, It just fell in shame) My fair
London 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 friend in Spent my bridge on bail My fair (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, all the tolls would be (don't grant you people would be getting at all) My fair
On the there stands a car with peculiar flowers It's the beatles' not ours (guess they're at the bridge) (hope buy it) My lady-o
London bridge is down (something that) bridge is coming down Coming on london bridge Ice cubes in my fridge
(they always, do you those 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 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 down on bridge rotting in my fridge Coming (a little electronic music for your pleasure) Coming down on london My lady-o