London Bridge is Broken Down
Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme, 1833

How shall we build it up again?
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
How shall we build it up again?
  With a gay lady.

We'll build it up with gravel and stone,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
We'll build it up with gravel and stone,
  With a gay lady.

Gravel and stone will be washed away,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
Gravel and stone will be washed away,
  With a gay lady.

We'll build it up with iron and steel,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
We'll build it up with iron and steel,
  With a gay lady.

Iron and steel will bend and break,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
Iron and steel will bend and break,
  With a gay lady.

We'll build it up with silver and gold,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
We'll build it up with silver and gold,
  With a gay lady.

We'll set a man to watch it then,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
We'll set a man to watch it then,
  With a gay lady.

Suppose the man should fall asleep,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
Suppose the man should fall asleep,
  With a gay lady.

We'll put a pipe into his mouth,
  Dance over my Lady Lee,
We'll put a pipe into his mouth,
  With a gay lady.

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