1960maaan Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Great that we have started singing it back, well played. Not new though, we used to sing it on the East End donkeys years ago. But now the words are a bit shit. I heard people sing... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor Im a Bristol City Fan and I can drive a Tractor OK, and I've only listened from distance, but come on. How about going back to what we used to sing, proper Bristol. I cassent read, I cassent write But that don't really matter (don't pronounce the T's and emphasis on the R , obviously) Cus I comes up from Somerset and I can drive a Tractor ( pronounced Track-ter ) The Old ones are the best. Thank you for your time. 14 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedHalf Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) I think you may have misheard the latest lyrics, either that or the people you were near have made it more PG. The current song goes more like... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor cus Im a Bristol City Fan and Im a f*****g w****r Edited October 20, 2022 by TheRedHalf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheRedHalf said: I think you may have misheard the latest lyrics, either that or the people you were near have made it more PG. The current song goes more like... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor cus Im a Bristol City Fan and Im a f*****g w****r Nope should say Bristol Rover Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedHalf Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Red said: Nope should say Bristol Rover Fan Serves me right on the copy and paste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Nobody says cassn't anymore :laugh: That's not Bristolian, that's embarrassing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 But the tractors got where ee cassnt backun hasn't. Personally I favour the old version. While any man who claims he not (at some time been) a w***er, I'd rather not pronounce it in public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 44 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Nobody says cassn't anymore That's not Bristolian, that's embarrassing No one I knew said it back then, it was a piss take. The song was taking the Micky out of ourselves, I doubt many drove a Tractor even back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip Broadwalk Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 58 minutes ago, TheRedHalf said: I think you may have misheard the latest lyrics, either that or the people you were near have made it more PG. The current song goes more like... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor cus Im a Bristol City Fan Once was and i'll fight any ******. Still is in the non carrot and houmous pubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 1 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Red said: Nope should say Bristol Rover Fan Not even sure about that tbh. Somerset is ours. There’s self-deprecation like ‘sheep shaggers’ unique, mildly amusing and geographical, and there’s another self-deprecation calling yourself a ‘f’ing banker’, general, tw*tish and non-specific. Prefer the original (and corrected version). If needs be find another way to take the pizz out of ourselves either with a new ending or different song. Yours Old School 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, AppyDAZE said: Nobody says cassn't anymore Thee cassn't kill cooch THEE CASSEN'T KILL COOCH Blow me boys I'm knocking on sixty I'm very spry Thee ‘usn't find a man who's tried his luck more times than I For years I've looked around for a woman with a few spare pound Though I can't find her I don't care and I'll tell thee why Chorus: Oh, thee casn't kill cooch, t'will never die Oh, thee casn't kill cooch, no matter just how much we's try When things go wrong boys, don't cuss nor fret For thee casn't kill cooch, and I'll get there yet Once I were courtin' a pretty little girl up on Harptree Hill Not just because her father had a farm and a cider mill Till one day he said "John, now's time the'es hurry on For the'es love that little brown jug, better than the'es love our Jill" Then I were courtin' a pretty little widow down in Congresbury Sunday afternoon she'd ask I round to tea Till one day he said "Dear, oh you'd better get out of here" For I know what yer after, and thee bissn't 'aving 'ee" Then there were Janey from Upton Chayney, what a girl were she Gurt fat legs like a couple of branches on a chestnut tree But she were just the same, she said "I know thee game Bees go after honey but I don't go for thee" So me boys, me story's over and it's very true The sun is shining and thee's gotta make hay when the sun shines through For dogs will have their day and don't 'ee all forget While there's life there's hoping and there's life in the old dog yet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 It's all good until someone says Brizzle 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 First verse used to be ‘Bristol born and Bristol bred, Strong in the arm and thick in the head and I can’t read and I can’t write but that don’t really matter, cos I can drive a tractor’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterstoke toad Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I like the new one tbh and it was very loudly sung at West Brom on Tuesday . It reminds me of Leeds when other teams sing we all hate Leeds scum they just sing it back louder and it shuts the opposition up so maybe this chant will be the same when we play Swansea or millwall who constantly sing it . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: Nobody says cassn't anymore That's not Bristolian, that's embarrassing You’ve not met my father then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 6 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: Nobody says cassn't anymore That's not Bristolian, that's embarrassing thees wanna bet on that?... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Robbored said: First verse used to be ‘Bristol born and Bristol bred, Strong in the arm and thick in the head and I can’t read and I can’t write but that don’t really matter, cos I can drive a tractor’ that doesnt go....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, archie andrews said: that doesnt go....... Like most of his posts, he's making it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 15 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: I always preferred the Fred Wedlock version ……. ‘City ground’ not ‘football ground’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 17 minutes ago, italian dave said: I always preferred the Fred Wedlock version ……. ‘City ground’ not ‘football ground’ The Folker and Frolics is available to stream/download from Amazon music and does indeed contain his version of the above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 21 hours ago, 1960maaan said: and I can drive a Tractor ( pronounced Track-ter ) I believe the official pronounciation is 'tratter'. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 20/10/2022 at 14:03, 1960maaan said: Great that we have started singing it back, well played. Not new though, we used to sing it on the East End donkeys years ago. But now the words are a bit shit. I heard people sing... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor Im a Bristol City Fan and I can drive a Tractor OK, and I've only listened from distance, but come on. How about going back to what we used to sing, proper Bristol. I cassent read, I cassent write But that don't really matter (don't pronounce the T's and emphasis on the R , obviously) Cus I comes up from Somerset and I can drive a Tractor ( pronounced Track-ter ) The Old ones are the best. Thank you for your time. Think back in the day, during the early 70’s, the final “tractor” was repeated a number of times! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, East End Old Boy said: Think back in the day, during the early 70’s, the final “tractor” was repeated a number of times! As a sort of to-and-fro thing from opposing sides of the EE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 20/10/2022 at 14:03, 1960maaan said: Great that we have started singing it back, well played. Not new though, we used to sing it on the East End donkeys years ago. But now the words are a bit shit. I heard people sing... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor Im a Bristol City Fan and I can drive a Tractor OK, and I've only listened from distance, but come on. How about going back to what we used to sing, proper Bristol. I cassent read, I cassent write But that don't really matter (don't pronounce the T's and emphasis on the R , obviously) Cus I comes up from Somerset and I can drive a Tractor ( pronounced Track-ter ) The Old ones are the best. Thank you for your time. I was thinking the exact same thing myself earlier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 20/10/2022 at 14:12, TheRedHalf said: I think you may have misheard the latest lyrics, either that or the people you were near have made it more PG. The current song goes more like... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor cus Im a Bristol City Fan and Im a f*****g w****r Millwall have sung this for years - the last line is so cockney it hurts, as they all go faaaakin waaaaaanka I remember being in the home end at the Den back in 2016 when they beat Rovers 4-0 and I joined in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 6 hours ago, TBW said: I believe the official pronounciation is 'tratter'. That is definitely the way I remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnowleUtd City Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I can't understand why our lot would sing a song calling ourselves a 'F****** W***** at the end, truly bizarre. Maybe I'm missing something. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 20/10/2022 at 14:24, AppyDAZE said: Nobody says cassn't anymore Cassn't be sure of that, can 'ee? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 3 hours ago, KnowleUtd City said: I can't understand why our lot would sing a song calling ourselves a 'F****** W***** at the end, truly bizarre. Maybe I'm missing something. Add it to the list of songs that don't make sense in singing. Up there with "How shit must you be, we're winning at home" in the middle of our best performance for some time. Almost like telling the players they think they're shit, but it's ok because the opposition are shitter! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, KnowleUtd City said: I can't understand why our lot would sing a song calling ourselves a 'F****** W***** at the end, truly bizarre. Maybe I'm missing something. It should be ‘And i can drive a tractor’ at the end instead of ‘F****** W******* ‘but i think some of our lot haven’t realised that.. Anyway Plenty of clubs have songs that banter themselves. Leeds sing ‘’Leeds are falling apart again’’ Man United fans sing ‘’who the **** are Man United’’ I think the tractor song is decent to be honest and as others have said it was being sung donkeys years ago on the East end so its nothing new… Edited January 18, 2023 by Bris Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 20/10/2022 at 15:11, 1960maaan said: No one I knew said it back then, it was a piss take. The song was taking the Micky out of ourselves, I doubt many drove a Tractor even back then. Not so. I still have a tracker in my car today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnowleUtd City Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, Bris Red said: It should be ‘And i can drive a tractor’ at the end instead of ‘F****** W******* ‘but i think some of our lot haven’t realised that.. Anyway Plenty of clubs have songs that banter themselves. Leeds sing ‘’Leeds are falling apart again’’ Man United fans sing ‘’who the **** are Man United’’ I think the tractor song is decent to be honest and as others have said it was being sung donkeys years ago on the East end so its nothing new… Leeds and Man United sing those songs when they are winning games to be ironic. I get self-deprecation, but calling ourselves F******* W******* seems embarrassing to me. I stood on the East End from 1985 and I can't ever remember us singing that, just heard Millwall singing it at us mainly. Most of the songs I hear our lot sing now make me cringe, but each to their own I guess. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsey Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) I thought it was: "I can't read, I can't write, that don't really matter. I'm a Bristol City fan, and I can drive my tratter" Edited January 18, 2023 by Bainsey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nest Egg Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I think it's hilarious and always join in when I hear it. Any mate I've brought to Ashton Gate have left saying that chant was their favourite and unique to us. Ultimately its all about having fun and not taking yourself too seriously. Fair enough on those who dislike this chant and prefer the more traditional ones as I understand the rationale why. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerman Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 20/10/2022 at 14:24, AppyDAZE said: Nobody says cassn't anymore That's not Bristolian, that's embarrassing Careful, it’s not embarrassing and it is Bristolian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepers Ball Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Hate the song. Sounds shit, is shit yet we sing it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Bannerman said: Careful, it’s not embarrassing and it is Bristolian And it's Brizzle! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) If you think the City songs don’t make sense, what do you make of this? Edited January 18, 2023 by pongo88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leader Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Frank it’s awful that song everyone knows it aswell except the young-uns laughing stock more of come on city 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 41 minutes ago, pongo88 said: If you think the City songs don’t make sense, what do you make of this? I am glad you posted that, as I don't think I have ever seen the lyrics before. I always thought it was 'Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast' And then the chorus, 'Ooh, Ooh, me ears are alight'. As they say, every day is a school day. Slaving for bread Sir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerman Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 58 minutes ago, Norn Iron said: And it's Brizzle! Ahhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, leader said: Frank it’s awful that song everyone knows it aswell except the young-uns laughing stock more of come on city rather hear that being sung than that awful ole ole ole ole shite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I don't mind singing the tractor song to clubs that sing it at us as long as we sing it louder. Teaching it to other clubs that don't sing it at us seems pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Red Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I remember going to the New Den in 2000 and losing 4-1. Alex Meechan tapped in after a Peter Beadle screamer from 35 yards hit the bar. The Millwall fans were singing it even then. When was the original written? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westred1 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Boston Red said: I remember going to the New Den in 2000 and losing 4-1. Alex Meechan tapped in after a Peter Beadle screamer from 35 yards hit the bar. The Millwall fans were singing it even then. When was the original written? Off topic, but I was mascot that game! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Just watched a few videos of the support at swansea and the speed they are singing at literally hurts my head (sorry for going off topic abit) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyreds89 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 20/10/2022 at 14:03, 1960maaan said: Great that we have started singing it back, well played. Not new though, we used to sing it on the East End donkeys years ago. But now the words are a bit shit. I heard people sing... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor Im a Bristol City Fan and I can drive a Tractor OK, and I've only listened from distance, but come on. How about going back to what we used to sing, proper Bristol. I cassent read, I cassent write But that don't really matter (don't pronounce the T's and emphasis on the R , obviously) Cus I comes up from Somerset and I can drive a Tractor ( pronounced Track-ter ) The Old ones are the best. Thank you for your time. Is this actually a post… Jesus how much time on your hands and talking about the pronunciation. Have a rest mate. Worst post I’ve ever seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cityboy1954 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 20/10/2022 at 14:12, TheRedHalf said: I think you may have misheard the latest lyrics, either that or the people you were near have made it more PG. The current song goes more like... I can't read & I can't write But I can drive a tractor cus Im a Bristol City Fan and Im a f*****g w****r Yes wtf would we sing that about ourselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 7 hours ago, mightyreds89 said: Is this actually a post… Jesus how much time on your hands and talking about the pronunciation. Have a rest mate. Worst post I’ve ever seen. Thanks for your concern over how I spend my time. It was clearly a jokey post, plus it's not me going back to a post from October to get annoyed. I would add I've probably posted much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 8 hours ago, Boston Red said: I remember going to the New Den in 2000 and losing 4-1. Alex Meechan tapped in after a Peter Beadle screamer from 35 yards hit the bar. The Millwall fans were singing it even then. When was the original written? Ive seen us play millwall loads of time home and away... First time ever was the home game that season id say cus all they normally sang was the monks chant or no one likes us..... So around 99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 10 hours ago, archie andrews said: rather hear that being sung than that awful ole ole ole ole shite Despite that being a fairly generic template, we actually sing it in a unique way through the final syllable going up in “City”. Not many clubs sing any version of that template full stop, so I personally quite like that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyed Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I thought the point of singing "F****** W*****" was in the same vein as when Cardiff/Swansea sing along to "Sheep Sh**ing B*****ds, we know what we are". It's more of a sign that we don't care about their song to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Can't say I'm a fan, I've spent my life convincing people that being from Bristol doesn't mean that I'm a carrot crunching yokel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) I like to see a comeback for the old "Bur IStol, ... Bur IStol" chant. (remember there is only OTIB before anybody complains) Actually, that one would be a good one to immediately follow the tractor song, to show we are more proud of the West Country, and not so much of being w******* Edited January 19, 2023 by AppyDAZE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Buckeyed said: I thought the point of singing "F****** W*****" was in the same vein as when Cardiff/Swansea sing along to "Sheep Sh**ing B*****ds, we know what we are". It's more of a sign that we don't care about their song to us. Literally can't see how people are failing to realise this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I am sure it used to be .... I can't read,and I can't write But that don't really matter Cos I comes from the West Country And I can drive a tratter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 20 hours ago, SecretSam said: Can't say I'm a fan, I've spent my life convincing people that being from Bristol doesn't mean that I'm a carrot crunching yokel. I had that shit on the old Rivals board from an Ipswich fan once. As I pointed out to him, the hillier and more verdant West Country is mainly a livestock-rearing area. Vegetable-growing mainly takes place in the flatter, drier eastern counties - like Suffolk, where all ******* Ipswich fans come from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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