Song 8 in Easy Piano for Adults and Seniors · Song 6 in Ukulele for Beginners

London Bridge

Also known as: London Bridge Is Falling Down, My Fair Lady

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For Easy Piano for Adults and Seniors.

Slow (70% speed) (0:34)
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Normal speed (0:25)
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Play-along (0:25)
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For Ukulele for Beginners.

Slow (70% speed) (0:34)
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Normal speed (0:24)
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Play-along (0:24)
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London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Build it up with iron bars,
Iron bars, iron bars,
Build it up with iron bars,
My fair lady.
Iron bars will bend and break,
Bend and break, bend and break,
Iron bars will bend and break,
My fair lady.

Music: Traditional English singing-game tune
Words: Traditional
First published: Words c. 1744 (Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, London); the modern tune 1879 (A. H. Rosewig, Illustrated National Songs and Games, Philadelphia)
Copyright: Public domain in the US, UK and EU. The arrangement and recordings belong to the book.