London Bridge is Falling Down
"London Bridge is Falling Down" is a traditional English nursery rhyme about London Bridge falling down, being found down, and eventually needing a work-up for altered mental status. Physical therapy and occupational therapy are eventually consulted for deconditioning, though the final stanza always catches everyone off guard.
Lyrics
There are many version of the nursery rhyme, but the following rendition is the one most often cited during hospital stays:
London Bridge is falling down
Falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down
My fair lady
London Bridge has been found down
Been found down, been found down
London Bridge has been found down
My fair lady
Coumadin has been reversed
Been reversed, been reversed
Coumadin has been reversed
My fair lady
PT/OT now on board
PT/OT now on board
My fair lady
London Bridge is DNR
London Bridge is DNR
My fair lady