The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.Gomme, Alice Bertha
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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.
Gomme, Alice Bertha
Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain
—Belfast, Ireland (W. H. Patterson).
II. London Bridge is broken down,
Dance o’er my lady lee,
London Bridge is broken down,
With a gay lady.
How shall we build it up again?
Dance o’er my lady lee,
How shall we build it up again?
With a gay lady.
Silver and gold will be stole away,
Dance o’er my lady lee,
Silver and gold will be stole away,
With a gay lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Dance o’er my lady lee,
Build it up with iron and steel,
With a gay lady.
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][5] (Halliwell’s _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.
Penny loaves will mould away,
Mould away, mould away,
Penny loaves will mould away,
My fair lady.
What have this poor prisoner done,
Prisoner done, prisoner done,
What have this poor prisoner done?
My fair lady.
Stole my watch and lost my key,
Lost my key, lost my key,
Stole my watch and lost my key,
My fair lady.
Off to prison you must go,
You must go, you must go,
Off to prison you must go,
My fair lady.
—Liphook, Hants (Miss Fowler).
IV. Where are these great baa-lambs going,
Baa-lambs going, baa-lambs going,
Where are these great baa-lambs going?
My fair lady.
We are going to London Bridge,
London Bridge, London Bridge,
We are going to London Bridge,
My fair lady.
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