Luyện nghe bài hát LONDON BRIDGE SONG, THE

Joni's lighthearted take on "London Bridge" was a crowd pleaser in her mid-sixties club show, before she signed her first recording contract. This transcription includes spoken patter that, combined with her music, enchanted audiences back in the early days when Joni was playing the smaller, more intimate venues she has always most.

(Spoken are in italics)

London Bridge is falling
See the in my town
They're the who bring it down
(It's true been for centuries,
by it and saying, you know,
London Bridge really is down, poor thing,
it just fell in shame)
My fair

London is falling up
the tea leaves in my cup
Guess the cup is up
My fair
(I'll to get a Pyrex one)

Bridge is up for sale
Booze 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 bridge to me
I would you tarts and tea
Smiles, that's all the tolls be
(Don't you people would be getting across at all)
My lady-o

On the there stands a car
with peculiar flowers
It's the Beatles' not ours
(Guess looking at the bridge)
(Hope buy it)
My fair

Bridge is falling down
(Something that)
London Bridge is down
Coming down on London
Ice cubes in my fridge

(They always, do you know those fridges are terrible, they're melting things and ice cubes 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 think... well, we can serve it anyway" and she does)

Coming down on London
rotting in my fridge
Coming

(A little music there for your pleasure)
down on London Bridge
My lady-o