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London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down , falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Take a key and lock her up,
Lock her up, lock her up,
Take a key and lock her up,
My fair lady.
How will we build it up,
Build it up, build it up?
How will we build it up,
My fair lady |
The origins of this nursery rhyme are truly
fascinating and have roots in the extraordinary events surrounding
King Henry VIII of England (1491?1547) and his second, tragic, wife
Anne Boleyn. The 'Lady Lee' referred to in the Nursery Rhyme was, in
fact, Lady Margaret Wyatt, the sister of Thomas Wyatt the poet.
She married Sir Anthony Lee of Quarrendon and thus became Lady
Lee. The Wyatts were neighbours of the Boleyn family and Anne and
Margaret were childhood friends.
The words of the nursery rhyme are believed to describe the rise
and fall of Anne Boleyn (the gay ladye) |
