Nobody really knows exactly, but one version is by Iona Opie and Peter Opie in 1951
Here it is:
London Bridge is broken down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
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 bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair lady.
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair lady.
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
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.
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.
Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair lady.
Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair lady.
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair lady.
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The nursery rhyme is about a medieval bridge which crossed the river Thames in London. At that time, the wooden bridge had houses and shops on it.
its about the bridge usually when its up and down I don't really know how to say this but when people can pass on it and when people cant you know when it closes and opens that's why they think when it goes down its falling! that's what i think i might be wrong..
No, it survived the fire.
When the world is dying around you and fires burn with bodies it may just convince you that the end of the world is near. It influenced art and children's stories. Ring around a rosy Pocket full of posey Ashes, ashes All fall down This is about the plague and what was happening London Bridges falling down London Bridges falling down All fall down Again, about the plague in a children's poem.
Well London Bridge is a Popular Bridge in London that they Made a song out of it (london bridge is Falling down falling down falling down London bridge is falling do my fair Lady) This is Kathryn Frances Jaclyn in Mrs .Waibels class
London Bridge is "falling down, falling down, my fair ladies!"
London Bridge Is Falling Down - 1898 was released on: USA: July 1898
London Bridge was falling down, so they made a song.
The children's song about London Bridge falling down.
It is unknown who the author of the song "London Bridge is Falling Down" is. However, the song dates back to sometime during the Middle Ages. A number of theories have been advanced as to the song's meaning as well as who the "Fair Lady" was.
It is unknown who the author of the song "London Bridge is Falling Down" is. However, the song dates back to sometime during the Middle Ages. A number of theories have been advanced as to the song's meaning as well as who the "Fair Lady" was.
No, it was new in 1973.
It is unknown who the author of the song "London Bridge is Falling Down" is. However, the song dates back to sometime during the Middle Ages. A number of theories have been advanced as to the song's meaning as well as who the "Fair Lady" was.
"London Bridge is Falling Down" is usually performed in either the 2/4 or the 4/4 time signature.
when London bridge goes falling down
London Bridge Is Falling Down was created in 1744.