<P> London Bridge Is Broken down, Dance over my Lady Lee . London Bridge Is Broken down With a gay Lady . </P> <P> A version from James Ritson's Gammer Gurton's Garland (1784) is similar but replaces the last verse with: </P> <P> Build it up with stone so strong, Dance o'er my Lady lee, Huzza!' twill last for ages long, With a gay lady . </P> <P> The meaning of the rhyme is not certain . It may simply relate to the many difficulties experienced in bridging the River Thames, but a number of alternative theories have been put forward . </P>

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