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, 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)

Bridge is falling down
See the people in my
the ones who bring it down
(It's they've been for centuries,
by it and saying, you know,
London Bridge is falling down, poor thing,
it just down in shame)
My lady-o

London Bridge is up
Save the tea in my cup
the cup is cracking up
My fair
(I'll have to get a one)

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

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

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

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

(They always, do you know fridges are terrible, they're always melting things and ice cubes are dripping all over the floor)
(And the vegetables are all rotten and your 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 Bridge
rotting in my fridge
Coming

(A little electronic music there for pleasure)
Coming down on Bridge
My lady-o