ロンドン橋落ちた
歌詞

ロンドン橋が落ちた（壊れた）ため、色々な材料で新しい橋を造ろうとする歌詞である。時代や場所などによって何通りかの歌詞が存在する。その中で代表的な歌詞を以下に挙げる。
London Bridge is broken down,

Broken down, broken down.

London Bridge is broken 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 bricks and mortar,

Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,

Build it up with bricks and mortar,

My fair lady.



Bricks and mortar will not stay,

Will not stay, will not stay,

Bricks and mortar will not stay,

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 silver and gold,

Silver and gold, silver and gold,

Build it up with silver and gold,

My fair lady.



Silver and gold will be stolen away,

Stolen away, stolen away,

Silver and gold will be stolen away,

My fair lady.



Set a man to watch all night,

Watch all night, watch all night,

Set a man to watch all night,

My fair lady.



Suppose the man should fall asleep,

Fall asleep, fall asleep,

Suppose the man should fall asleep?

My fair lady.



Give him a pipe to smoke all night,

Smoke all night, smoke all night,

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,

My fair lady.
1番の"broken down"の箇所を"falling down"とすることも多く、特にアメリカ合衆国では"falling down"が一般的である。"London Bridge is falling down"のメロディーとその歌詞は、アメリカで派生したもの（メロディーは1879年に出版されたW・H・ショウ著『絵解きアメリカの歌と遊戯』に初登場したもの、歌詞は1883年に出版されたW・W・ニューウェル著『アメリカの子どもたちの遊戯と歌』の中ではじめて紹介されたもの）が広まったものである。
歌詞の全文が確認できる資料の中で最も古いものは、1744年に発行されたTommy Thumb's Pretty Song Bookで、次のような歌詞である。
London Bridge

Is Broken down,

Dance over my Lady Lee.

London Bridge

Is Broken down

With a gay Lady.



How shall we build

It up again,

Dance over my Lady Lee, &c.



Build it up with

Gravel, and Stone,

Dance over my Lady Lee, &c.



Gravel, and Stone,

Will wash away,

Dance over my Lady Lee, &c.



Build it up with

Iron, and Steel,

Dance over my Lady Lee, &c.



Iron, and Steel,

Will bend, and Bow,

Dance over my Lady Lee, &c.



Build it up with

Silver, and Gold,

Dance over my Lady Lee, &c.



Silver, and Gold

Will be stolen away,

Dance over my Lady Lee, &c.



Then we'l set

A man to Watch,

Dance over my Lady Lee.

Then we'l set

A Man to Watch,

With a gay Lady.
また、ジェームズ・オーチャード・ハリウェル編集の書に掲載されている以下の歌詞も知られている。1744年のものと似ているが、歌詞の順番や結末が異なっている。北原白秋や竹友藻風による日本語訳は、この歌詞を元にしている。
London Bridge is broken down,

Dance o'er my Lady Lee.

London Bridge is broken down

With a gay ladye.



How shall we build it up again?

Dance o'er my Lady Lee, &c.



Silver and gold will be stolen away,

Dance o'er my Lady Lee, &c.



Build it up again with iron and steel,

Dance o'er my Lady Lee, &c.



Iron and steel will bend and Bow,

Dance o'er my Lady Lee, &c.



Build it up with wood and clay,

Dance o'er my Lady Lee, &c.



Wood and clay will wash away,

Dance o'er my Lady Lee, &c.



Build it up with stone so strong

Dance o'er my Lady Lee,

Huzza! 'twill last for ages long,

With a gay ladye.