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34o LONDON BRIDGE
If the man should fall asleep ?
Set a dog to bark all night.
If the dog should meet a bone ?
Set a cock to crow all night.
If the cock should meet a hen ?
Here comes my Lord Duke,
And here comes my Lord John;
Let every one pass by but the very last one,
And catch him if you can.
—Cork (Mrs. B. B. Green).
IX. London Bridge is broken down, Broken down, broken down, London Bridge is broken down, My fair lady.
[Other verses commence with one of the following lines, and are sung in the same manner—]
Build it up with penny loaves.
Penny loaves will melt away.
Build it up with iron and steel.
Iron and steel will bend and bow.
Build it up with silver and gold.
Silver and gold I have not got.
What has this poor prisoner done ?
Stole my watch and broke my chain.
How many pounds will set him free ?
Three hundred pounds will set him free.
The half of that I have not got.
Then off to prison he must go.
—Crockham Hill, Kent (Miss E. Chase).
• (b) This game is now generally played like u Oranges and Lemons," only there is no " tug-of-war" at the end. Two |
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