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 venues she has always enjoyed most.

(Spoken are in italics)

Bridge is falling down
See the people in my
They're the ones who it down
(It's true been for centuries,
by it and saying, you know,
London really is falling down, poor thing,
it just fell in shame)
My fair

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

London Bridge is up for
Booze heads put my friend in
Spent my bridge money on
My lady-o
(Sure would've like to bought 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 would be
(Don't grant you people would be getting at all)
My fair

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

London is falling down
(Something that)
London Bridge is down
Coming down on London
Ice melting 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 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 it anyway" and she does)

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

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