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 Joni was playing the smaller, more intimate venues she has always enjoyed most.

(Spoken are in italics)

London is falling down
See the people in my
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 fell down in shame)
My fair

Bridge is falling 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 money on bail
My fair
(Sure would've like to bought that bridge)
(Couldn't let him go to jail)

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

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 lady-o

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

(They always, do you know those fridges are terrible, they're always melting things and ice cubes are dripping all 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 London
Mutton in my fridge
Coming

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