London Bridge Is Falling Down

Album: Children's Songs (1879)
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  • London Bridge is falling down
    Falling down
    Falling down
    London Bridge is falling down
    My fair lady!

    Take the key and lock her up
    And lock her up
    And lock her up
    Take the key and lock her up
    My fair lady!

    How will we then build it up?
    Build it up
    Build it up
    How we will then build it up?
    My fair lady!

    Build it up with silver and gold
    Silver and gold
    Silver and gold
    Build it up with silver and gold
    My fair lady!

    Gold and silver I have none
    I have none
    I have none
    Gold and silver I have none
    My fair lady!

    Build it up with needles and pins
    Needles and pins
    Needles and pins
    Build it up with needles and pins
    My fair lady!

    Pins and needles bend and break
    Bend and break
    Bend and break
    Pins and needles bend and break
    My fair lady

    Build it up with wood and clay
    Wood and clay
    Wood and clay
    Build it up with wood and clay
    My fair lady!

    Wood and clay will wash away
    Wash away
    Wash away
    Wood and clay will wash away
    My fair lady

    Build it up with stones so strong
    Stones so strong
    Stones so strong
    Build it up with stones so strong
    My fair lady!

    Stones so strong will last so long
    Last so long
    Last so long
    Stones so strong will last so long
    My fair lady Lyrics from a song in Public Domain

Comments: 1

  • Hazel from KansasThe facts are interesting, and it's a cute video, but as a Londoner by birth I'm wondering why it shows Tower Bridge instead of London Bridge? There seems to be a lot of confusion among Americans today as to which is which!
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