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Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Dance o'er my lady lee, Iron and steel will bend and bow,
With a gay lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Dance o'er my lady lee, Build it up with wood and clay,
With a gay lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Dance o'er my lady lee, Wood and clay will wash away,
With a gay lady.
Build it up with stone so strong,
Dance o'er my lady lee, Huzza ! 'twill last for ages long,
With a gay lady.
—[London]* (HalliwelFs Nursery Rhymes, clii.).
III. London Bridge is broaken down, Is broaken down, is broaken down, London Bridge is broaken down, 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 penny loaves, Penny loaves, penny loaves, Build it up with penny loaves, My fair lady.
* I have identified this with a version played at Westminster and another taught to my children by a Hanwell girl.—A. B. G. |
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