Talk:London Bridge is Falling Down

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Hi all!

I remember playing this as a small child. The way we played was that two (usu. girls) would clasp hands held high, forming an arch and all would sing, "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,...my fair lady." And during this time other children would pass underneath. When we reached the part of the second verse "lock her up" the arch would fall and "lock up" the child who happened to be passing through.

Did anyone else play this game as a child and do you remember if there was anything else involved?And -- where are you from, where did you play this? I am from North Carolina, in the US. JH

[edit] The song in Scandinavian traditions

London bridge? In Scandinavia we have this song in many different variants, and it is played in the same way as described in this article. But it is never said that it is about "London bridge". It is rather the bridge to hell.