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 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 they've for centuries,
by it and saying, you know,
London Bridge really is falling down, thing,
it just down in shame)
My lady-o

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

London is up for sale
Booze heads put my friend in
Spent my money on bail
My lady-o
(Sure like to have bought that bridge)
(Couldn't let him go to jail)

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

On the bridge there a car
Painted with peculiar
It's the it's not ours
(Guess looking at the bridge)
(Hope buy it)
My lady-o

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

(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 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)

Coming down on Bridge
Mutton rotting in my
dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow

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