Widespread familiarity with the rhyme is suggested by its use by Henry Carey in his satire Namby Pamby (1725), as: Namby Pamby is no Clown, London Bridge is broken down: Now he courts the gay Ladee Dancing o'er The Lady-Lee.
Szélesebb körben való elterjedését Henry Carey Namby Pamby 1725-ös szatírája sugallja, s ekképp jelenik meg: Namby Pamby is no Clown, London Bridge is broken down: Now he courts the gay Ladee Dancing o'er The Lady-Lee.