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"London Bridge Is Falling Down" (also known as "My Fair Lady" or "London Bridge") is a traditional English nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It deals with the dilapidation of London Bridge and attempts, realistic or fanciful, to repair it.
"London Bridge" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper Fergie for her debut studio album The Dutchess (2006). It was written by Fergie, Mike Hartnett, Sean Garrett , and its sole producer Polow da Don .
"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" is a children's song. The song was documented as early as 1912 [1] and in 1961. [2] It is often sung to the tune of "There Is a Tavern in the Town", although it is sometimes sung to the tune of "London Bridge Is Falling Down". It is commonly sung to the London version in Canada and other British influenced ...
The first page of "London Bridge is Falling Down" from an 1815 edition. Tommy Thumb's Song Book is the earliest known collection of British nursery rhymes, printed in 1744. No original copy has survived, but its content has been recovered from later reprints. It contained many rhymes that are still well known.
The nursery rhyme and folk song "London Bridge Is Falling Down" has been speculatively connected to several of the bridge's historic collapses. Rennie's New London Bridge is a prominent landmark in T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land, wherein he compares the shuffling commuters across London Bridge to the hell-bound souls of Dante's Inferno.
London Bridge Is Falling Down", a traditional English nursery rhyme and singing game "London Bridge" a song by Bread from the 1969 album Bread "London Bridge", ...
"I was detained by police after doing this jump off the Tower Of London Bridge yesterday, but they were totally cool," Steve-O wrote, adding that the stunt was meant to promote his July 14 comedy ...
"London Bridge Is Falling Down" Burial of children in foundations (immurement; burning of a wooden bridge by Vikings) 1659 (Britain) Unknown, but verse exists in many cultures and may have been adapted to London when it reached England. [17] "Mary Had a Little Lamb" An original poem by Sarah Josepha Hale inspired by an actual incident. 1830 (US)