Info
The earliest records of the English version of this song are from the 17th century, but it may actually date back to the late Middle Ages. (source)
Lyrics
(Folk song)
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 will bend and break…
Build it up with silver and gold…
Game
Formation: Two students make an arch with their arms, and the other students stand in a line.
While singing, the students in the line walk under the arch and out the other side.. At the last word of each verse (“lady”), the two students drop the arch, which traps someone.
See also
- Subject: building
- Activities: arch games
- Type: nursery rhyme
- Harmony: chords I V / Orff arrangements
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
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- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: drmfsl
- Song with similar game: Pase misí pase misá
- lyrics / fall (autumn) lyrics of this song
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords + Lesson ideas
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
