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, intimate venues she has always enjoyed most.

(Spoken are in italics)

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

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

Bridge is up for sale
Booze heads put my in jail
Spent my bridge money on
My fair
(Sure would've like to bought that bridge)
(Couldn't let him go to jail)

If the bridge to me
I would serve you and tea
Smiles, that's all the tolls be
(Don't you people would be getting across at all)
My fair

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

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

(They always, do you know those fridges are terrible, 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 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)

down on London Bridge
Mutton in my fridge
Coming

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