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, audiences 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 people in my the ones who bring it down (it's true they've for centuries, by it and saying, you know, London bridge really is down, poor thing, It just down in shame) My fair
bridge is falling up Save the tea in my cup the cup is cracking up My lady-o (I'll have to get a one)
bridge is up for sale Booze heads put my in jail 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 would you tarts and tea Smiles, that's all the would be (don't grant you people would be across at all) My lady-o
On the bridge there 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 falling (something that) London bridge is coming down on london bridge Ice cubes melting in my
(they always, do you know those fridges are terrible, they're always melting things and ice are dripping all over the floor) (and the vegetables are all rotten and 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 doesn't it, but don't you t .. well, we can it anyway" and she does)
Coming on london bridge Mutton rotting in my dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow (a little electronic music for your pleasure) Coming on london bridge My lady-o