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London Bridge Is Falling Down
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
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 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.
A bridge has existed at or near the site of the present London Bridge for more than 2,000 years! The earliest bridges were made of timber, but a stone bridge was erected in 1209 and lasted for 600 years. A new bridge replaced it in 1831, but by 1924, the east side was about four inches lower than the west side, and it became obvious that the bridge would have to be replaced. In 1968, the bridge was sold for $2,460,000 to American Robert P. McCulloch of McCulloch Oil. He had the bridge rebuilt at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it has become Arizona's second most popular tourist attraction, after the Grand Canyon.
Mother Osprey Poem: Hatteras Light Is Falling Down
Illustration from The Baby's Bouquet: A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes (available through Project Gutenberg)
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London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
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 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.
A bridge has existed at or near the site of the present London Bridge for more than 2,000 years! The earliest bridges were made of timber, but a stone bridge was erected in 1209 and lasted for 600 years. A new bridge replaced it in 1831, but by 1924, the east side was about four inches lower than the west side, and it became obvious that the bridge would have to be replaced. In 1968, the bridge was sold for $2,460,000 to American Robert P. McCulloch of McCulloch Oil. He had the bridge rebuilt at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it has become Arizona's second most popular tourist attraction, after the Grand Canyon.
Mother Osprey Poem: Hatteras Light Is Falling Down
Illustration from The Baby's Bouquet: A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes (available through Project Gutenberg)
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