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Originally posted by /)eathKiller:
Another interesting one:
"London Bridge is falling down
Falling down
Falling down
London Bridge is falling down
for the raven's have left the tower..."
Was the original version but since it wasn't understood internationally the last line was changed to "my fair lady" which either refers to a woman of english descent, or the celebration of an enemy nation, or a word to the queen either as a joviouse celebration of British defeat or as a word to her in fear. Not too sure on the meaning of that one...
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I actually have to give credit for knowing what the last line means to White Wolf games (they make Werewolf and Vampire, and a host of other gothic gloom and doom games)
(any Brits out there correct me if i get it wrong) anyway according to legend there was a King Bran, a great warrior and legend among his people, he was eventually decapitated, and where his head was buried the tower of london was built, the Ravens flocked to the tower because it was choice roosting ground (and according to white wolf's game world, because they really wanted to hear what the head had to say) and they've been there ever since (England is supposed to fall if they ravens ever leave the tower, so many of the birds have their wings clipped to ensure they don't leave)
I also saw on the disney channel a LONG time ago that there have been something like 4-5 london bridges and they collapsed at various times due to poor acitecture, being overloaded with buildings, burning down, etc, but as disney has a way of "disneyfying" everything with a dark tale and putting a happy if inacurate face on it (try reading the original beauty and the beast, little mermaid, cinderella, etc.)