Chants from the past

[Baldyman]

Sat next to a fella yesterday who wasn’t too keen on the quality of the songs at the Gate these days and  it got me thinking of the chants of old . All time classics such as “ you’re gonna get your ******* heads kicked in” and “ you’ll never take the East End “ remind me of my formative years in the East End . My all time fav being the one about eating a dead cat from a dustbin , I just wondered what other little ditties are most missed from yester year ? Many for various reasons clearly won’t have aged well but just thought I’d throw the question out there ! 

[Maltshoveller]

One from the past i miss

We are top of the league We are top of the league

 

[steviestevieneville]

One actually sung yesterday . Hit him on the head with a baseball bat on the head , on the  head 

[Lanterne Rouge]

Barrisstol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up that did.

Edited September 26, 2021 by Lanterne Rouge

[chinapig]

I'd walk a million miles for one of your goals my Galley

[Baldyman]

Funniest one I remember was “ my old man said be a Rovers fan , I said …… . My mum always mis heard that one and always thought it ended “Bob Bob Wallace you’re a ****” . I remember she eventually asked my old man who Bob Wallace was and why City fans didn’t like him !

[chinapig]

As I was walking down Stackpool Road

Singing singing City are the Champions

I saw Don Megson* lying there eye-o ,eye-o 

I said to him what's up my friend

He said the East End's here again

Singing singing etc...

*ask Grandad kids!

Edited September 26, 2021 by chinapig

[BigTone]

Knock knee'd Hen

[miser]

6 minutes ago, chinapig said:

As I was walking down Stackpool Road

Singing singing City are the Champions

I saw Don Megson* lying there eye-o ,eye-o 

I said to him what's up my friend

He said the East End's here again

Singing singing etc...

*ask Grandad kids!

Stapleton Road

[1960maaan]

aye aye aye aye or we all agree (I've heard both)

Gibson is better than Yashin

Johns Galley is better than Eusebeo

and R*vers are in for a thrashing 

 

[Son of Fred]

Knees up mother Brown... 

[Sleepy1968]

With 'My old man said ...' already taken:

'He's the meanest, he sucks a horse's [second part of what TP is known as ...], [Manager/Player/Owner] is a horse's ass'

 

[zider_drinker]

We are Red,we are White,we are fxxxing dynamite. 

[chinapig]

3 minutes ago, miser said:

Stapleton Road

Both were used  as I recall depending if we were home or away. We were so sophisticated with our songs in those days.

[chinapig]

And of course

He's here he's there

He's every ****ing where

Gerry Gow, Gerry Gow

[Davefevs]

4 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

With 'My old man said ...' already taken:

'He's the meanest, he sucks a horse's [second part of what TP is known as ...], [Manager/Player/Owner] is a horse's ass'

 

Tommy Tynan - Boxing Day (4-3 win to City - Tynan hat-trick)

[Alan Dicks]

Barrrrrrrissssssstol

[BigTone]

Go chaps go

[eardun]

There was a period in the late 80s when we played Aldershot a lot - cup replays etc. I recall that their ground was in a park. Their chant was ‘Joey Jordan is a homosexual’. The City chant was ‘Aldersh*t, Aldersh*t, Aldersh*t.’ Neither are politically correct classics to be fair! 

[pongo88]

If I had the wings of a sparrow 

If I had the wings of a crow, Chris Crow!

I’d fly over Eastville tomorrow and sh*t on the bastards below, below

etc etc 

For younger supporters Chris Crowe was a forwards City signed from Forest in the 60d 

Edited September 26, 2021 by pongo88

[Sleepy1968]

8 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Tommy Tynan - Boxing Day (4-3 win to City - Tynan hat-trick)

You've just triggered a memory, Fevs! I remember all the paper talk being about TT before the game. I've got a memory that it was basically end to end stuff. Lot of Plymouth fans. Proper old school boxing day affair. Was there a pen involved?

I was in 6th form at the time, but I'd have though you're too young to remember this?

[Red-Robbo]

34 minutes ago, eardun said:

There was a period in the late 80s when we played Aldershot a lot - cup replays etc. I recall that their ground was in a park. Their chant was ‘Joey Jordan is a homosexual’. The City chant was ‘Aldersh*t, Aldersh*t, Aldersh*t.’ Neither are politically correct classics to be fair! 

 

One I remember was "You're so shit you must be Aldershot!"

Edited September 26, 2021 by Red-Robbo

[Rossi the Robin]

West Country la la la, West Country la la la

Haven’t heard that in years 

[Bedred31]

11 minutes ago, eardun said:

There was a period in the late 80s when we played Aldershot a lot - cup replays etc. I recall that their ground was in a park. Their chant was ‘Joey Jordan is a homosexual’. The City chant was ‘Aldersh*t, Aldersh*t, Aldersh*t.’ Neither are politically correct classics to be fair! 

Was it Aldershot fans who seemed to think that Bristol was part of Wales? I seem to remember widespread bemusement in the away end at the anti Welsh chants.

 

 

[weepywall]

Come and ave a go at the Eastend aggro

[sglosbcfc]

'He's gay, he's bent, he's ass is up for rent, he's Holloway, he's Holloway *'

* = or whoever the hate figure was at the time.

Homophobia was rife in football grounds in the past, another was 'you bent b*stard, you bent b*stard' sung repeatedly to anyone with a perm, tan, or in anyway cared for their appearance 

 

 

[pongo88]

Zigger Zagger was mainly a Chelsea chant from the 60s, but I can remember a City version of Piggy Wiggy. Perhaps it’s just because I’m an old stager, but I’m sure there was more imagination in the past. A lot of imagination nowadays is limited to a choice of which swear words can we use in a dull durge 

[bezz]

We had joy we had fun we had rovers on the run but the joy didn’t last because the bastards ran to fast

[Talk Of The Town]

Hit him on the head, hit him on the head, hit him on the head with a baseball bat.

 

[ohhhshauntaylor]

There’s some “old player” chants that I would be all for singing even now. 
Super Scott usually sung @ away games- no reason this can’t be one sung during the game or at home IMO  

 

we had the HNM one yesterday despite him being in the squad, so actually no reason why we can’t just bring back some older ones to keep the atmosphere going. 
 

I like the “here’s to you Robert Atkinson” song, that one needs some more airtime! 

[Silvio Dante]

There is only ever one right answer to this.

Doobie-Doobie-Doo

Ba-Doobie-Doobie-Doo

Ba- Doobie-Doobie-Dum-Dum

Doobie-Doobie-Dum-Dum

Doobie-Doobie-Dum-Dum-Dum

 

[chinapig]

3 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

Zigger Zagger was mainly a Chelsea chant from the 60s, but I can remember a City version of Piggy Wiggy. Perhaps it’s just because I’m an old stager, but I’m sure there was more imagination in the past. A lot of imagination nowadays is limited to a choice of which swear words can we use in a dull durge 

Zigger Zagger was also a play (and a TV series and a movie I think) about football hooliganism.

[weepywall]

In the olden days when games finished at 20 to 5, we used to sing..you'll be dead by 5 o'clock, now what with injury time and a 15 minute half time break it would probably be..you'll be dead by quarter past 5.

[42nite]

Na na  nana

Na na nana

Hey-hey-aye

Johnny Galley.

 

(I cant remember the name of the tune or the group that sang it... anybody remember?)

 

[Glyn Rileys Mullet]

I seem to remember that we had our own version of the Pompey Chimes……or maybe we were just playing Pompey!

[Packman]

I liked the 'wonderwall' chant which finished.

"And after all, you're my Martin Kuhl" you fat bas###d and so on. Then he would run around the pitch rubbing his belly.

[archie andrews]

The steve johnson one was good... 

[chinapig]

6 minutes ago, 42nite said:

Na na  nana

Na na nana

Hey-hey-aye

Johnny Galley.

 

(I cant remember the name of the tune or the group that sang it... anybody remember?)

 

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye originally by Steam in the late 60s. The most well known version in the UK was the one by Bananarama.

[Davefevs]

30 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

You've just triggered a memory, Fevs! I remember all the paper talk being about TT before the game. I've got a memory that it was basically end to end stuff. Lot of Plymouth fans. Proper old school boxing day affair. Was there a pen involved?

I was in 6th form at the time, but I'd have though you're too young to remember this?

I was 14….remember piling into the back of my next door neighbour’s van to get there.  Wasn’t with my dad, hence I learned the rude song!

[Robbored]

56 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

Knees up mother Brown... 

We all loved bouncing up and down to that one - a great song - one of my all time favourites. Another was “he’s here he’s there he’s every ******* where Gerry Gow, Gerry Gow.

 

[Gillies Downs Leeds]

You're going in the river..

[MrBibs]

We all follow the City, over land and sea

and Newport

[Nicki's soulmate]

Tiptoe through the East End with your Razors and your hobnail boots, come tiptoe through the East End with me

[Tully Bascomb]

FIGHT…………………………….. and WIN

[where's the joy]

Gertie from Hamster Jam

 

sung to serenade one Geert Meijer

[Silvio Dante]

I do have a recollection that after that nice Mr Devon White had been (I think) stabbed with some scissors by his neighbour.

Next time we played them the whole city end sang the “Neighbours” theme tune, and “We love Devons neighbour”…

[Rossi the Robin]

We love you Johnson, because you’re fat and round..

[Bristol Rob]

There is a real lack of chickens with bow legs and hens with dodgy knees in this thread.

[B1ackbird]

16 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

I do have a recollection that after that nice Mr Devon White had been (I think) stabbed with some scissors by his neighbour.

Next time we played them the whole city end sang the “Neighbours” theme tune, and “We love Devons neighbour”…

Also "Devon White, is full of holes, Devon White is full of holes......"

[barno73]

Hey jonesy was a moment in time but I loved belting it out!

[Globe Trotter]

You’re going home In a bristol ambulance  

[Bazooka Joe]

1 hour ago, BigTone said:

Go chaps go

 

It was the" rah, rah, rah" which followed that put the fear of God into visiting fans.

[bcfcredandwhite]

I was always amused by the ‘horses arse’ chant - usually aimed at one of our own during the Terry Cooper and Joe Jordan days. 
The ‘Adam’s Family’ song always makes me giggle too - the wife tries to sing it and gets all the relations wrong, like ‘your brother is your sister, your uncle is your auntie..’ actually more amusing than the intended lyrics !!!!

[pogue malone]

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly, have you heard of the north bank Highbury, Shanks said no i dont think so, but ive heard of the East End (or Bristol ) aggro

 

[SDBS36]

Sweet Molly Mallon 

[Alan Dicks]

10 men went to burn

went to burn down Twerton

[Baldyman]

1 hour ago, ohhhshauntaylor said:

There’s some “old player” chants that I would be all for singing even now. 
Super Scott usually sung @ away games- no reason this can’t be one sung during the game or at home IMO  

 

we had the HNM one yesterday despite him being in the squad, so actually no reason why we can’t just bring back some older ones to keep the atmosphere going. 
 

I like the “here’s to you Robert Atkinson” song, that one needs some more airtime! 

Always loved the effort put into the song we had for Norman Hunter to the tune of Amazing Grace . Literally contained one word repeated 14 times “ Norman “

[Lanterne Rouge]

I`m always a wee bit envious of clubs who have had their own song since forever. On The Ball City at Norwich, Keep Right On at Brum. The Eton Boating Song at Cov and still sing them with gusto.

There is, however, one exception to this rule!

[Redland]

2 hours ago, BigTone said:

Knock knee'd Hen

I’m a Knock knee’d chicken and a bow legged hen

I ain’t been so happy since I don’t know when etc

[Son of Fred]

2 hours ago, pongo88 said:

Chris Crowe was a forwards City signed from Forest in the 60d 

About 12 shillings in old money....

[Bris Red]

1 hour ago, pogue malone said:

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly, have you heard of the north bank Highbury, Shanks said no i dont think so, but ive heard of the East End (or Bristol ) aggro

 

Not heard this for a long long time! 

[MarcusX]

I’m not as old as some, so my most prominent memories are being an ST holder when the East End was reopened. Used to love when the east end would sing I am a cider drinker in full from start to finish

Ive missed away games so much through the pandemic, hoping to get to millwall this week as it’s local for me

[StGeorge]

"You'll Never Walk Alone"

 

Early 70s

[Cardy]

Ohhhhhhh the dooby dooby do!! That was an absolute classic in the 80’s & 90’s.

The fact that so many of our decent players  don’t even have a song is really poor though. The next generation of the East End really need to up their game from the constant Jay Dasilva & HNM efforts.

Im thinking Kalas, Martin & James in particular should have recognisable chants by now.

Would love to hear the Baker song more often aswell.

I think I heard ‘Oh Robert Atkinson’ on Saturday which has potential though to be fair. 

C’mon you Reds.

Edited September 26, 2021 by Cardy

[Reigate Red]

Drink.....up......thee....cider  as it used to be sung slowly.

[Barry Sheene]

123456789 Tottenham

[ralphindevon]

2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I was 14….remember piling into the back of my next door neighbour’s van to get there.  Wasn’t with my dad, hence I learned the rude song!

Crikey! I can remember that as a classic, end to end Boxing Day derby.

And I would have finished that sentence with - in front of a big Ashton Gate crowd- but only 10k. Shows how times have changed.

[forbespm]

Your going in the river

He's big he's black he's leading our attack steve Johnson

Your going home in a Bristol ambulance

 

[East Londoner]

Let’s go ****ing mental let’s go ****ing mental la la la la

[cityloyal473]

You'd get a lifetime ban for this one now, but remember this being sang in the home game vs Liverpool in 1993 (to the tune of Robin Hood) - Ian Rush, Ian Rush riding through the glen, Ian Rush, Ian Rush having sex with men, bent as a cu next tuesday, he takes it up the bum, Ian Rush, Ian Rush, Ian Rush!

 

Edited September 26, 2021 by cityloyal473