What is the avigon?

Avignon is a town in France. It has a bridge. In French, a bridge is called a , pont. (Where the Word 'pontoon' came from)

In French, the Word, de or sometime d' means "of" and the Word 'le' means 'the'.

The French Word, 'sur' means 'on' or 'on top of'.

So, put them all together:

Sur le pont d'Avignon:

On the bridge of Avignon, or so the old children's song goes.