Joni's lighthearted take on "london bridge" was a crowd pleaser in her mid-sixties club show, before she signed her first contract. this transcription includes spoken patter Combined with her music, enchanted back in the early days when joni was playing the smaller, more intimate venues she has always enjoyed most.
(spoken are in italics)
London is falling down See the in my town They're the who bring it down (it's they've been for centuries, by it and saying, you know, London bridge really is down, poor thing, It just down in shame) My lady-o
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 bridge is up for heads put my friend in jail Spent my bridge on bail My fair (sure like to have 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 grant you would be getting across at all) My fair
On the bridge stands a car with peculiar flowers It's the beatles' it's not (guess looking at the bridge) (hope buy it) My fair
London is falling down (something that) London is coming down down on london 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 british way and she says: "you know I paid two bob for this. it smells a bit peculiar 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 there for your pleasure) Coming down on london My lady-o