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Songs that Time Forgot

Reading the thread that called for the return of "We shall not be moved" (which brought back a memory of a great rendition at Old Trafford in the 1971 FA Cup semi-final) made me think of other songs which time may have truly forgotten. It's time I think to bring them all back. So let me start off with two from the 60s.

Firstly to the tune of 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore' let's give a rousing chorus of 'Send St John to Vietnam!'. And then there was the curious 'Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly 'Have you heard of the North Bank Highbury? 'No' said Shanks, 'I can't say that I have, but I've heard of the famous Street End!

So to take our minds off the silly transfer rumour season, let's bring on the best forgotten songs. COYB
Rob Paterson, Birkenhead Posted 10/06/2008 at 22:11:33

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Steve Jones
1 Posted 11/06/2008 at 08:20:57

"One goal at a time Bob Latchford, thats all we’re asking of you. If you hit the bar, we’ll all say aahhhhh!!!!!! One goal at a time." Anybody remember this one from 1979-80? It was sung to the tune of ’one day at a time’, which, (unbelievably now), was in the charts at the time. Sung by Lena Martell I think. Totally naff but brings back memories...

Arthur Jones
2 Posted 11/06/2008 at 08:29:21

My favourite from the 70s is "When you?re smiling" .. ending with the unforgetteble "...without your kecks on!" ? still makes me smile!

Mark Murphy
3 Posted 11/06/2008 at 08:55:31

The sun shines out of Duncan's arse, doo dah, doo dah....

(McKenzie that is!)

Phil Bellis
4 Posted 11/06/2008 at 09:12:00

A sample verse from the 60s...

Bless ?em All, Bless ?em All
May Goodison?s gates never fall
They?re Merseyside?s Pride, they?re a wonderful side
So come on the lads, Bless ?em All
{Happy Days}

Paul Turner
5 Posted 11/06/2008 at 09:28:21

Not forgotten, but I was reminded of it last night when the Spanish fans started singing the tune (El Cielito Lindo, is it called?)

"We all agree - Duncan Mackenzie is magic!" From the Street End, it sounded like an echo as the sound from the Park End arrived a second ot two later.

Ray Roche
6 Posted 11/06/2008 at 09:42:44

Anyone old enough to remember
"We all agree,
West is better than Yashin,

Young is better than Eusebio,
and Liverpools in for a thrashin?"
(El Cielito Lindo,again"

Brian Richardson
7 Posted 11/06/2008 at 10:39:20

"Who needs Cantona, we’ve got Barry Horne."

Absolute classic.

Kev Prytherch
8 Posted 11/06/2008 at 10:54:09

Na na na na, na na na na, yeah yeah yeah, Paul Rideout.

Oh my darlin oh my darlin oh my darlin Mick Madar

Tom Edwards
9 Posted 11/06/2008 at 12:07:31

We used to sing out ....

"Trio, tri-i-i-o, Rotterdam, Wembley and the Championship too" to the tune of "Day-oh". Had to stop singing it when the Manure fucked the treble up. But it was nice to be able to sing about chasing three pots, having already secured two of them.

Andy Callan
10 Posted 11/06/2008 at 12:17:57

I used to like, "Fuck off McMahon, Fuck off McMahon, Fuck off McMahon" repeated 50 times.

Great that was.

Michael Brien
11 Posted 11/06/2008 at 12:18:32

One from the late 1960’s I think, to the tune of "The Mighty Quinn" ( a Bob Dylan song I think) by Manfred Mann -
" Come On Without
Come On Within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Everton"

Michael Brien
12 Posted 11/06/2008 at 12:24:09

Just remembered a more recent song from Wembley 1995: I am not sure if it’s the correct spelling of the name - but you all know who it is !!!
"He’s French
He’s banned
He’s watching from the stands
Cantona
Cantona"

Derek Turnbull
13 Posted 11/06/2008 at 12:25:06

There’s a few I vaguely recall that we used to sing. Anyone recall the words to the likes of ’Welcome Home’, ’Born is the King of Goodison Park’ or ’Anfield Road the say its a wonderful place’?

Sam Bones
14 Posted 11/06/2008 at 12:33:43

I think the classic ?What's our name? Everton. What's our name? Everton" would sound truely great from the Street End again. Also we should all (especially in the Gwladys)sing the players' names before kick-off like in the 80s ? that was a great tradition.

John McKie
15 Posted 11/06/2008 at 13:35:04

Anyone remember this one? It is still the funniest song I?ve heard at GP...

(When we are playing Man Utd)

"Posh Spice is a slapper, she is a fuccking whore, and when she?s shagging Beckham, she thinks of Joe Max Moore! OH... Joe Max Moore, how do ya like it how do ya like it, Joe Max Moore, how do ya like it how do ya like it" etc etc

Hilarious!

Harry Charles
16 Posted 11/06/2008 at 13:29:52

They come from Dingle, Garston
They come from Bootle too
They come from every part of the globe
To cheer the boys in blue
Oh yea its E V ---E R T AN NO AN N
The finest team in all the land
And they call it EVERTON.

There are more verses ------ oh, and this one:

St John is a monkey, he's always messing around.

Daniel Marfany
17 Posted 11/06/2008 at 13:43:12

I loved singing "Going down, going down, going down" against Charlton in 1998 (I think) only for their fans to sing back "So are we, so are we, so are we..."

Serves us right.

Bob Patterson
18 Posted 11/06/2008 at 13:54:11

"Oh,we hate Bill Shankley and we hate big
Ron,but most of all we hate St JOHN"....

ending"FOR THE BOY?S IN THE ROYAL
BLUE JERSEY

Andy Callan
19 Posted 11/06/2008 at 14:32:42

Bob - are you havin’ a laugh....?!?!?!?

Surely you know that this song is a ’current’ one.....

Can I have 3 of what you are on please.....?

Paul Lally
20 Posted 11/06/2008 at 15:17:01

70’s and early 80’s -

Us in Park End - ’The Park End’
replied to by Street End - ’The Street End’

Bouncing off each - one end then the other.
Brilliant.

Defo players names before kick off.

Favourite from those days though -
’You are my Everton, my only Everton,
You make me happy when skies are grey,
You’ll never how much I love you,
So please don’t take my Everton away.
Nah,nah,nah,nah,nah - nah, nah, nah, nah nah ..............

Terracing then so on the ’Nahs’ everyone went mad.

Today I still laugh everytime - Newcastle United - ’Never won fuck all.’

’The Park End, The Park End, The Park End.’

Paul Clays
21 Posted 11/06/2008 at 15:31:14

I remember last time I went the match, we used to sign an old Celtic song called ’It’s a Grand Ol Team to play for.

It would make the hairs stand up on the back of your necks in the ol boys pen.

Bob Patterson
22 Posted 11/06/2008 at 16:22:34

Andy Callan, I sang this in 64 ... did you?

Derek Turnbull
23 Posted 11/06/2008 at 16:44:33

Re Paul Clays

What year do you remember singing ’Grand Old Team’ in the boys pen?

John Harris
24 Posted 11/06/2008 at 17:00:59

Ah the Gordon Lee glory days....

Scotland, Scotland´s Number 1
Lyons for England (lol)
..........Riogggghhhhh
Oh Andy is our King
´ello, ´ello, Martin Dobbo
Bobby Latchford walks on water..
Duncan McKenzie is magic
Davy, Davy Thomas on the wing

Colin Garland
25 Posted 11/06/2008 at 18:29:20

I remember before the start of the 1984 FA cup final, despite being merrily pissed, Elton John came over to wave to the Everton fans complete with silly boater hat. He of course left recent wife Renata (or was it Renee) in the stands. As he neared our end of the ground, the whole of Everton support burst into.........

?He?s bald, he?s bent, his arse is up for rent, Elton John, Elton John..........?

Well needless to say he didn?t stick around to long.

Alan McGuffog
26 Posted 11/06/2008 at 18:57:13

Some are best forgotten. Remember late sixties.. Alan Ball, Alan Ball (repeated) to the tune of Silent Night. Or Everton Everton Everton FC to the tune of Jennifer Juniper. Christ my toes curl just thinking about it.
Mind you I did like The Everton Attack to the tune of My Autumn Almanac

Delron Galves
27 Posted 11/06/2008 at 18:59:31

Oh isn?t it great to be an Evertonian
Isn?t it great to follow the men in the royal blue.
I don?t wanna be a red.
I?d rather be friggin? well dead.
And Evertonians are good looking to.

Ray Robinson
28 Posted 11/06/2008 at 19:33:32

Summerbee, summerbee
I’d walk a million miles
to the end of your nose
oh Summerbee!

(for older readers)

Tony Marks
29 Posted 11/06/2008 at 21:18:25

Those were the days my friend we took the Stretford End, we took The Shed, The North Bank Highbury, we took the Geordies too we?ll fight for Everton, we are The Street of Everton FC ....................na na na na nana.....

Bring on yer Manchester Uniteds, bring on the cockneys by the score and we?ll take ye two by two and we?ll kick fuck outta you coz Everton are the team that we adore.

Walking down Lime Street swinging my chain along came a copper and he called me a name so I kicked him in the ed an he fell down dead now I?m an Everton skin?ead.

There is a very sick theme going back to my mis-spent youth. I can promise you all though, it was all talk (or at least song)! HONEST!

Ray Roche
30 Posted 11/06/2008 at 22:45:48

From the 1984 Final directed at Elton John...

"He?s fat,He?s round,his arse drags on the ground,Elton John,Elton John"

and

"He?s fat,He?s queer,he takes it up the rear,Elton John,Elton John"

Very non-PC but who gives a fuck.

Actually, probably Elton John,Elton John...

Ron Wilmington
31 Posted 12/06/2008 at 06:35:51

Ok, for those of you with a good memory what was the song that ended up with something like ...
" and as for Alun Evans you can stick him your hole"

Derek Turnbull
32 Posted 12/06/2008 at 08:19:37

Ron Wilmington

His name is Joey Royle hes the leader of the team
The finest centre forward the world has ever seen
When we(?) take a corner, he nods it in the goal and as for Alun Evans......

Anyone remember a song to the tune of From a Jack to a King

Harvey Shearer
33 Posted 12/06/2008 at 13:39:22

To the tune of the Wanerding Star, Lee Marvin

Me boots are made for fightin’
Me scarf is blue and white
And if you come in the Park End
Your gonna get afight

Oh, I was born, under the Stanley Park End...

Harvey Shearer
34 Posted 12/06/2008 at 14:40:27

Correction: Make that "Wandering Star". Although, come to think of it "Wanerding" star sounds better!

Harvey Shearer
35 Posted 12/06/2008 at 14:42:42

Also, the timeless classic sung to the tune of Nah, Nah, Nah by Geordie:-

We are the Stanley, Stanley Park End
Nah, nah, nah, nah , nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.

Derek Turnbull
36 Posted 12/06/2008 at 14:47:42

Good song Harvey! I thought that was going to be one called "These boots are made for shooting", I don’t know if we had a version of that but I heard a few other teams sing it.

I heard Chelsea once sing one about Throwing bricks at Roger Hunt, and Anfield being a brothel with Roger Hunt the biggest cunt!

If we didn’t have a version of that, we missed a trick!

Ron Wilmington
37 Posted 14/06/2008 at 06:59:09

Thanks, Derek. I believe it was sang to the tune of McNamara’s Band.