Luyện nghe bài hát LONDON BRIDGE SONG, THE

Joni's lighthearted take on "London Bridge" was a 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 enjoyed most.

(Spoken are in italics)

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

London Bridge is up
the tea leaves in my cup
Guess the cup is up
My lady-o
(I'll have to get a one)

London Bridge is up for
Booze put my friend in jail
my bridge money on bail
My fair
(Sure would've like to have that bridge)
(Couldn't let him go to jail)

If the belonged to me
I would serve you and tea
Smiles, all the tolls would be
(Don't grant you people be getting across at all)
My lady-o

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 fair

Bridge is falling down
(Something that)
London Bridge is coming
Coming on London Bridge
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 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 doesn't it, but don't you think... well, we can it anyway" and she does)

Coming down on Bridge
Mutton rotting in my
Coming

(A little electronic music there for pleasure)
Coming down on London
My fair