London Bridge Is Falling Down

 London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Build it up with sticks and stones,
Sticks and stones, sticks and stones.
Build it up with sticks and stones,
My fair Lady.

Sticks and stones will all fall down,
All fall down, all fall down.
Sticks and stones will all fall down,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay.
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair Lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away.
Wood and clay will wash away,
My Fair lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel.
Build it up with iron and steel,
My Fair lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair lady.

Build it up with bricks of shore,
Bricks of shore, bricks of shore.
Build it up with bricks so shore,
My fair lady.

It would stand forever more,
Ever more, ever more.
It would stand forever more,
My fair lady.

London bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.



Test Yourself[edit]

1 What will happen if they use sticks and stones to build the bridge?

It will not fall down.
It will fall down.
It will be fine.

2 What will happen if we build it up with wood and clay?

It will last forever.
It will bend and bow.
It will wash away in the River Thames.

3 What will happen if we support it with bricks?

It will crumble into the river.
It will get blown away.
It will stand for a very, very long time.