The Harder They Fall Lyrics - Phil Ochs

London Bridge is falling down 

And the people want their crown 

They are not fooling a-round 

Gimme my crown, gimme my crown, gimme my crown 

So I'll say these words to you 

Though you won't believe a word I say 

Gonna say the words anyway 

Poems are pretty, tales are tall 

Only the witches recall 

The bigger they are 

The harder they fall 

Jack and Jill went up the hill 

They were looking for a thrill 

But she forgot to take her pill 

Gimme my pill, gimme my pill, gimme my pill 

Through our fantasies we fly 

In the prison of our dreams we die 

Dieting in an apple pie 

Poems are pretty, tales are tall 

Only the witches recall 

The bigger they are 

The harder they fall 

Mary had a little lamb 

Couldn't make it with a man 

She buried babies in the sand 

Gimme my sand, gimme my sand, gimme my sand 

So the visions came to stay 

She was beheaded on a holiday 

That's the price you have to pay 

Poems are pretty, tales are tall 

Only the witches recall 

The bigger they are 

The harder they fall 

Mother goose is on the loose 

Stealing lines from Lenny Bruce 

Drinking booze and killing Jews 

Gimme my Jews, gimme my booze, gimme my Jews 

Six million jingles can't be wrong 

From the dragon to the Viet Cong 

Fairy tales have come along 

Poems are pretty, tales are tall 

Only the witches recall 

The bigger they are 

The harder they fall