Re: London Bridge

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!

Build it up with needles and pins,
Needles and pins, needles and pins.
Build it up with needles and pins,
My fair lady!

Pins and needles rust and bend,
Rust and bend, rust and bend.
Pins and needles rust and bend,
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 tumble down,
Tumble down, tumble down.
Penny loaves will tumble down,
My fair lady!

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold.
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady!

Gold and silver I’ve not got,
I’ve not got, I’ve not got.
Gold and silver I’ve not got,
My fair lady!

Here"s a prisoner I have got,
I have got, I have got.
Here’s a prisoner I have got,
My fair lady!

What"s the prisoner done to you,
Done to you, done to you?
What’s the prisoner done to you,
My fair lady!

Stole my watch and broke my chain,
Broke my chain, broke my chain.
Stole my watch and broke my chain,
My fair lady!

What"ll you take to set him free,
Set him free, set him free?
What’ll you take to set him free,
My fair lady!

One hundred pounds will set him free,
Set him free, set him free.
One hundred pounds will set him free,
My fair lady!

One hundred pounds we have not got,
Have not got, have not got.
One hundred pounds we have not got,
My fair lady!

Then off to prison he must go,
He must go, he must go.
Then off to prison he must go,
My fair lady!

Možná, že znám jinou verzi (je jich jistě víc a ta kterou znám má jen slok 15), ale spíš mi připomíná osud Thomase Cromwella, který byl vězněn v Toweru a popraven za velezradu 28.7.1540. Hlava Thomase Cromwella byla skutečně vystavena na London Bridge. Byl, myslím, strýcem Olivera Cromwella (vzhledem k tomu, že Oliver Cromwell nikdy ve vězení nebyl a nebyl ani popraven, nýbrž zemřel přirozenou smrtí - někdo hovoří o otravě vlastním doktorem).
Zajímám se o historii, můžete mi, prosím, napsat jaké máte zdroje, ráda bych si o tom víc přečetla a porovnala?
Mona