" London Bridge "

劍齡廿五年的寶藏巖劍道館館長范揚揚說，吳金璞老師懂得因材施教，酒後更愛高歌一曲「London Bridge（倫敦鐵橋）」。某屆世界盃在英國舉辦，他許下心願，若真能選上，要帶著老師一起去英國，歡慶八十歲生日；最後真的做到了，他和吳金璞一同在 泰晤士河上高歌「London Bridge」。http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2013/new/jul/21/today-taipei9.htm

An engraving by Claes Visscher showing Old London Bridge in 1616, with what is now Southwark Cathedral in the foreground. The spiked heads of executed criminals can be seen above the Southwark gatehouse.

There is considerable variation in the lyrics of the rhyme. The most frequently used first verse is:

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.^[1]

"London Bridge Is Falling Down"
Roud #502
London Bridge (1616) by Claes Van Visscher
Written by	Traditional
Published	c. 1744
Written	England
Language	English
Form	Nursery rhyme

"London Bridge Is Falling Down" (also known as "My Fair Lady" or simply "London Bridge") is a traditional nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It deals with the depredations of London Bridge and attempts, realistic or fanciful, to repair it. It may date back to bridge rhymes and games of the late Middle Ages, but the earliest records of the rhyme in English are from the seventeenth century. The lyrics were first printed in close to its modern form in the mid-eighteenth century and became popular, particularly in Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century. The modern melody was first recorded in the late nineteenth century and the game resembles arch games of the Middle Ages, but seems to have taken its modern form in the late nineteenth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 502. Several theories have been advanced to explain the meaning of the rhyme and the identity of the "fair lady" of the refrain. The rhyme is one of the most well known in the world and has been referenced in a variety of work of literature and popular culture.

Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Melody 3 The game 4 Origins 5 Meaning 5.1 Viking attack theory 5.2 Child sacrifice theory 5.3 Age and damage theory 5.4 "Fair lady" identity 6 References in literature and popular culture 7 See also 8 References

Lyrics

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Illustration from Walter Crane's A Baby's Bouquet (c. 1877)

A prospect of Old London Bridge in 1710

New London Bridge in the late nineteenth century

The reconstructed New London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

The modern concrete London Bridge