* * * * * A.--Song of Charlestown Bridge, as printed (probably about 1786) in the chap-book, "Mother Goose's Melodies:" Charlestown Bridge is broken down, Dance o'er my lady Lee; Charlestown Bridge is broken down, With a gay lady. How shall we build it up again? Dance o'er my lady Lee, etc. Build it up with silver and gold, Dance o'er my lady Lee, etc. Silver and gold will be stole away, Dance o'er my lady Lee, etc. Build it up with iron and steel, Dance o'er my lady Lee, etc. Iron and steel will bend and bow, Dance o'er my lady Lee, etc. Build it up with wood and clay, Dance o'er my lady Lee, etc. Wood and clay will wash away, Dance o'er my lady Lee, etc. Build it up with stone so strong, Dance o'er my lady Lee, Huzza! 'twill last for ages long, With a gay lady. B.-- London Bridge is broken down, Dance over my lady Lee; London Bridge is broken down, With the gay lady. How shall we mend it up again? Dance over my lady Lee; How shall we mend it up again For the gay lady? We will mend it up with gravel and sand, Dance over my lady Lee; We will mend it up with gravel and sand For the gay lady. But gravel and sand will wash away, Dance over my lady Lee; Gravel and sand will wash away From the gay lady. We will mend it up with iron and steel, Dance over my lady Lee; We will mend it up with iron and steel For the gay lady. But iron and steel will bend and break, Dance over my lady Lee; Iron and steel will bend and break, With the gay lady. We will mend it up with silver and gold, Dance over my lady Lee; We will mend it up with silver and gold For the gay lady. Silver and gold will be stolen away, Dance over my lady Lee; Silver and gold will be stolen away From the gay lady. We will put a man to watch all night, Dance over my lady Lee; We will put a man to watch all night For the gay lady. Suppose the man should fall asleep? Dance over my lady Lee; Suppose the man should fall asleep? My gay lady! We will put a pipe into his mouth, Dance over my lady Lee; We will put a pipe into his mouth, For the gay lady.[129] C.-- London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady! You've stole my watch and kept my keys, My fair lady! Off to prison she must go, My fair lady! Take the key and lock her up, My fair lady![130] --_Boston, Mass._ [Illustration] D.--