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

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

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

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

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

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

(They always, do you those fridges are terrible, they're always melting things and ice cubes are dripping all over the floor)
(And the 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 serve it anyway" and she does)

down on London Bridge
Mutton in my fridge
dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow

(A electronic music there for your pleasure)
Coming on London Bridge
My fair