London Bridge is Falling Down
London Bridge is Falling Down Lyrics
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Build it up with iron bars,
Iron bars, iron bars,
Build it up with iron bars,
My fair lady.
Iron bars will bend and break,
Bend and break, bend and break,
Iron bars will bend and break,
My fair lady.
Build it up with gold and silver,
Gold and silver, gold and silver,
Build it up with gold and silver,
My fair lady.
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London Bridge is Falling Down Alternative Lyrics
London bridge is falling down,
falling down, falling down,
London bridge is falling down
my fair lady.
Build it up with bricks and stones,
bricks and stones, bricks and stones,
build it up with bricks and stones
my fair lady.
Additional Line
Take the key and lock her up
Lock her up lock her up
Take the key and lock her up my fair lady
Short Version
Build it up with mud and clay,
Mud and clay, mud and clay,
build it up with mud and clay my fair lady.
Mud and clay will wash away, wash away,
Wash away, mud and clay will wash away my fair lady.
Build it up with sticks and stone, sticks and stones,sticks and stones,
Build it up with sticks and stones, my fair lady.
Sticks and stones will crumble and break, crumble and break,
Sticks and stones will crumble and break my fair lady.
Information About London Bridge is Falling Down
"London Bridge Is Broken" is one of the earliest versions of the famous nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down". The earliest printed version of the famous song can be found in ‘’Tommy Thumb´s Pretty Song Book’’ published in 1744.
The direct meaning of the rhyme is not known but may relate to the many problems experienced by Londoners in building and maintaining a bridge across the River Thames.
See our listing "London Bridge is Broken" for the lyrics to the earlier version.
According to the Britain Express web site this song may be related to an event around the turn of the first century on the Thames river. The Romans first built London bridge, probably out of wood. It had to be rebuilt many times because the River Thames kept sweeping it away.
The first London Bridge was built by the Romans from wood and it was later replaced with new timber several times after the Romans left the island. The bridge was burned down to avoid an invasion by the Danes in 1014AD, rebuilt and destroyed again by a storm in 1091, rebuilt and destroyed again by a fire in 1136.After the 1136 fire, London Bridge was rebuilt with stone and not finished until 1206. The King of England had the idea to build houses on the bridge, and it was soon occupied by houses, shops and even a chapel built at the centre of the bridge. London Bridge was eventually crowded with buildings of up to seven stories in height. The population of the bridge was large enough that the City appointed the bridge a district with its own alderman (congressman). Several arches of the bridge collapsed at various points, and several houses on the bridge were burnt in 1381 and in 1450. The buildings on London Bridge created a major fire hazard and increased the weight on London Bridge’s arches, so it is not surprising that there were several disasters on the bridge. In 1213, a major fire broke out on both ends of the bridge simultaneously, trapping many people in the middle of the bridge resulting in 3,000 deaths. Another major fire broke out in 1633 destroying a third of the bridge. By 1722, congestion was becoming so serious that the Mayor ordered that all traffic coming into the city must keep along the west side of the bridge: and traffic going out of the city must keep along the east side of the bridge. This is possibly the origin of traffic in Britain driving on the left. Eventually a new granite bridge was built in 1831 however after widening the bridge, in 1904, to keep up with congestion on the bridge, it was discovered that London Bridge was actually sinking so another bridge was built by 1973 and is still in place today. So, as you can see, London Bridge has a long history of falling down and there is no one significant event where it fell down as some may argue. Note the “ing” on the word fall signifies a process and not a completed action. The nursery rhyme is in fact quite accurate according to the history of the London Bridge.
History Old London Bridge, this is a useful website were you will find a wealth of information regarding the history of the London Bridge.
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User Comments London Bridge is Falling Down (25)
By Frida from Borås on 19 April 2009
it's not to old for kids, i sang this with my 3 year old hostchild...he learnt thewhole song and we used to play with blocks and build it up and knock it down...he could go for hours....
By Jade from Philippines on 23 June 2009
i actually sing it iften but i dont know the lyrics til i opened this site... hahahaha
By Mama Lisa from Johore, Malaysia on 23 July 2009
Jambatan merah sudah roboh.. sudah roboh.. Adikku sayang kena kurung..! (Malay Verse)
By Mariyah from Bradford on 25 August 2009
i love this rhymes this used to be one of my favroite rhymeswhen i was in nursery.
By Amelia from England on 30 October 2009
all they are saying is "london bridge is falling down falling down my fair lady"
By Iana from Malta on 3 November 2009
It is lovely! i remember myself performing it for a school concert and finding it here brought all those memories back :D it's nice for children even if it's 'old' as someone commented...
By Alexandra!! from Chihuahua, Mexico on 15 December 2009
i love england and seeieng this song in an anime makes me remember simpler times!
By Jay2 from Philippines on 8 March 2010
hey!,,who is the singer of this song?..please?!?..
By Flu-bird from Etna,ca Usa on 5 April 2010
Wow something all kids need to know then all this GO GREEN poppycock
By Bob from Fair Lawn, Nj 07410-4205 Usa on 16 August 2010
I have a 78 rpm Decca#64472 by Count Basie & Orchestra,Vocal by Jimmy Rushing. Song by Abel Baer-Ira Schuster-Ted Seymoure--Tune and Lyrics Did they take false credit or it was probably in the public domain.
By Jax from Canada on 27 November 2010
Gold and silver will be stolen away..,. Heres a prisoner ive got... Off to prison he must go...
By Ciel from United Kingdom on 8 March 2011
I remember when I was little, I used to play the game London Bridge with my aunt Anne and my fiance Elizabeth. It was fun. Good memories...
By Jada from United States on 29 June 2011
I love this song. I heardthis one arangement where it was put together with Marry had a little lamb. They are both my favorit songs. Video was s cute! Cool sound effects..
By Elyane from Malaysia on 21 July 2011
this song is really cute and nice to sing....hahaha....i love it....
By Deidra from United States on 31 January 2012
I always loved this song as a child its good to hear it again! My grandchildren love it!
By Iliya from Indonesia on 9 February 2012
haha,, i love this song so much.. london bridge is falling down, falling down,... na na na na na na na na na na na,,,
By Sunny from India on 10 April 2012
I loved this poem very much since I was in Nursery and I am 15 and I still like to listen this poem. I would like to meet the writer of the poem and would like thank him for givig us such a fantastic poem.
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By Shahab from Mississipi on 11 January 2009
This is Ventourously adcomite. take me to you rveeder