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, 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 in my town
They're the who bring it down
(It's true they've for centuries,
by it and saying, you know,
London Bridge really is falling down, thing,
it fell down in shame)
My lady-o

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

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

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

On the bridge stands a car
Painted with peculiar
It's the Beatles' it's not
(Guess they're at the bridge)
(Hope buy it)
My fair

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

(They always, do you know those fridges are terrible, they're always melting 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 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 electronic music there for pleasure)
Coming on London Bridge
My lady-o