Familiar Tunes: London Bridge
Episode 235 • Jan. 19, 2019
This seemingly simple nursery rhyme has potentially dark and disturbing origins. Why is London Bridge falling down? Who is the fair lady?
This seemingly simple nursery rhyme has potentially dark and disturbing origins. Why is London Bridge falling down? Who is the fair lady?
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