London Bridge is falling down "London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, Falling down. London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady. Take a key and lock her up, Lock her up, Lock her up. Take a key and lock her up, My fair lady. How will we build it up, Build it up, Build it up? How will we 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 stone so strong, Stone so strong, Stone so strong. Build it up with stone so strong, My fair lady. Stone so strong will last so long, Last so long, Last so long. Stone so strong will last so long, My fair lady."  "The rhyme is often used in a children's singing game, which exists in a wide variety of forms, with additional verses. The most common is that two players make an arch while the others pass through in single file. The arch is then lowered at a certain point to "catch" a player. However, the popular version probably originates from 1269, when Henry III granted the tolling right to Queen Eleanor. She is the "fair lady" who notably failed to spend the resulting funds on actually maintaining the structure."   [ Back to the Songs and Rhymes Menu ]   Other graphics by: cocoshol.co.kr & Sweet Room. This page was created on: April 15th 2003. Last updated on: October 6th 2005. Backgrounds from My Little Squiggles & Digi-Ink Designs. Information from: Wikipedia. [ Site Index ] [ Home ]

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