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Post by Si Bradbury on Oct 23, 2014 10:36:46 GMT
Members of the Yellow Army have asked me to post this.
To add to the book which the Yellow Army people are creating - can we add those memorable songs and chants which rang down from the London Road, Beach Road and Osler Road plus the lyrical inspired songs when you lot travelled across the land.
The original intention of the book was to have a song section - both new and old - so please contribute to make this book an exciting and unique read.
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Post by stokeu on Oct 23, 2014 19:58:21 GMT
Maurice put the kettle, Maurice put the kettle on, Maurice put the kettle on, we'll all have tea.
There's a circus in the town Kevin keegan is a clown Arthur cox has got the flaming pox And newcatle are going down
rambo's gonna get ya, Rambo's gone get ya, la la la la (doug rouvies favourite)
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Post by Colin B on Oct 23, 2014 21:28:32 GMT
Maurice put the kettle, Maurice put the kettle on, Maurice put the kettle on, we'll all have tea. There's a circus in the town Kevin keegan is a clown Arthur cox has got the flaming pox And newcatle are going down rambo's gonna get ya, Rambo's gone get ya, la la la la (doug rouvies favourite) I prefer the Birmingham City version: There's a circus in the town, in the town, Barry Fry's a f*cking clown, f*cking clown, Karen Brady is a f*cking slag, And Birmingham are going down, going down!
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Post by saddletramp on Oct 23, 2014 21:29:20 GMT
We've travelled far and wide, from here to Merseyside, but there is only one place I wanna be, that's in the London road, where all the Oxford go.
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 21:57:25 GMT
lotsa songs on other threads ' memories from the manor and up the manor threads /sections too... it was impossible to post em in this songs section until yesterday... maybe admin can transfer em over now this is 'open'?
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Post by Colin B on Oct 23, 2014 23:07:52 GMT
We've travelled far and wide, from here to Merseyside, but there is only one place I wanna be, that's in the London road, where all the Oxford go. Again, there is another version, this time from the 70's I've travelled far and wide, From here to Merseyside, But there is only one place I'd rather be, And that is Market Street, Where it is magnifique, And the Roebuck boys they p*ss on your feet, La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la la, la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la la, la la la la This last bit while jumping up and down
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Post by Mark on Oct 24, 2014 7:44:35 GMT
What's the tune for some of these? As most are to familiar songs, but just seeing the words in print without knowing the tune makes it difficult to guess. eg Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash - You Are my Sunshine, ...
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Post by sarge on Oct 24, 2014 9:05:30 GMT
early song/chant (judging by the 'ad on'it was nicked off a london based team) to the tune of when youre smiling " When youre smiling, when youre smiling, the whole world smiles with you, when youre laughing, when youre laughing, the sun comes shining through, but when youre crying, you bring on the rain, so stop youre crying, be happy again, when youre smiling, when youre smiling, THE..WHOLE WORLD..SMILES... WITH.. YOOOU (occasional add on) ...'Get Off me barrow', ( then repeat last line)
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Post by Junior on Oct 24, 2014 9:25:45 GMT
Used to like the Phil Whitehead one when everyone would sing it in a posh voice...
" One Phillip Whitehead, there's only one Phiilip Whitehead, one Phillip Whitehead, there's only one Phillip Whitehead. Used to be sung when he was taking goal kicks in front of the LRT.
Would be really slow as well. Think he found the funny side of it too!
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 24, 2014 9:26:58 GMT
Used to like the Phil Whitehead one when everyone would sing it in a posh voice... " One Phillip Whitehead, there's only one Phiilip Whitehead, one Phillip Whitehead, there's only one Phillip Whitehead. Used to be sung when he was taking goal kicks in front of the LRT. Would be really slow as well. Think he found the funny side of it too! Followed by ohhhhhhhh ur God la la la la la
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Post by langansshinpads on Oct 24, 2014 10:49:45 GMT
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Post by Colin B on Oct 24, 2014 13:45:15 GMT
early song/chant (judging by the 'ad on'it was nicked off a london based team) to the tune of when youre smiling " When youre smiling, when youre smiling, the whole world smiles with you, when youre laughing, when youre laughing, the sun comes shining through, but when youre crying, you bring on the rain, so stop youre crying, be happy again, when youre smiling, when youre smiling, THE..WHOLE WORLD..SMILES... WITH.. YOOOU (occasional add on) ...'Get Off me barrow', ( then repeat last line) This one had a thread all of its own three or four years ago. We always sang "Keep off the Manor" as the additional last line though.
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Post by bybv on Oct 24, 2014 13:50:38 GMT
Peter Foley walks on water (to the tune of 'tis the season to be jolly)
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Post by stokeu on Oct 24, 2014 17:49:43 GMT
Offside......get orff moi land
Burty, Burty show us your arse.....
Who's up Mary Brown? who's up Mary Brown?? tommy, Tommy Docherty........
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Post by londonroader on Oct 24, 2014 19:32:58 GMT
A topical song (being released after 45 years) if not very "PC"
Harry Roberts is our friend
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Post by chicagohope on Oct 24, 2014 20:08:16 GMT
I recall the game when we hammered Wolves 4 nil after they appointed Graham Taylor after he was sacked by England. The chants of "Are we Sweden in disguise" and "Turnip give us a wave" made me laugh.
"Your going home like Sandy Richardson" and "you'll never make the coaches" from the late 70's.
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Post by langansshinpads on Oct 24, 2014 20:13:34 GMT
I recall the game when we hammered Wolves 4 nil after they appointed Graham Taylor after he was sacked by England. The chants of "Are we Sweden in disguise" and "Turnip give us a wave" made me laugh. "Your going home like Sandy Richardson" and "you'll never make the coaches" from the late 70's. That game was brilliant for London Rd banter. Wasn't long after the TV documentary had been aired in which Taylor kept saying 'do I not like that' - which we sang repeatedly as we thrashed Wolves! And 'Turnip what's the score?'
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Post by stokeu on Oct 24, 2014 20:55:13 GMT
Good night that was....remember all those wolves fans outside the white horse though.
Not as scary as Millwall that night the cuckoo lane emptied before full time
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Post by gofish on Oct 25, 2014 8:56:30 GMT
When Malcolm Shotton asked fans not to swear, met with
'The referee's a swear word,The referee's a swear word'
and
'Malcolm Malcolm can we swear, Malcom, can we swear?'
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Post by chamonixox on Oct 25, 2014 13:58:13 GMT
From the seventies:
Here comes the blue lights flashing, We're going Swindon bashing, La la la la la la
and:
Berty Mee said to Bill Shakily Have you heard of the boys from Highbury Shanks says no I don't think so But i heard of the Oxford agrgro
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Post by saddletramp on Oct 26, 2014 8:47:03 GMT
From the seventies: Here comes the blue lights flashing, We're going Swindon bashing, La la la la la la and: Berty Mee said to Bill Shakily Have you heard of the boys from Highbury Shanks says no I don't think so But i heard of the Oxford agrgro Didn't that go, said Bertie Mee to Bill Shankly, have you heard of the North bank Highbury, Shanks said no I don't think so but ive heard of the Oxford aggro? (stolen from the scousers,as most songs were in the 60s and 70s,the final line was,"but ive heard of the Kop end boots boys") Wierdly Burnley used to sing to the same tune, Take a bow legged chicken with 2 left knees,we hate United we hate Leeds,City fans are on their knees,we are the Longside boot boys. "A bow legged chicken with 2 left knees" !! WTF. Whose that lying on the runway whose that dying in the snow its Matt Busby and his boys making all the f'cking noise cause they couldn't get the aeroplane to go, bring on Sunderland and Arsenal bring on Manchester and Leeds, Barcelona, Real Madrid and the Tottenham f@cking yids. I know its controversial in this PC world,i wouldn't have posted it,but hey ho,if we can bring up the song about cop killer Harry Roberts,obviously anything goes on this thread. And we DID sing it on the London road.
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Post by verbal kint on Oct 26, 2014 8:50:19 GMT
Horton Out!!
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Post by johnnyboylager on Oct 27, 2014 15:15:05 GMT
da, da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da da da da da da da da.................CUSACK
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Post by johnnyboylager on Oct 29, 2014 9:01:54 GMT
another classic from the same game a variety on the good old Hippy chant usually reserved for Gavin Peacock: "Yippee I O, Yippee I AY, there's a Turnip on the bench today" I recall the game when we hammered Wolves 4 nil after they appointed Graham Taylor after he was sacked by England. The chants of "Are we Sweden in disguise" and "Turnip give us a wave" made me laugh. "Your going home like Sandy Richardson" and "you'll never make the coaches" from the late 70's.
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Post by johnnyboylager on Oct 29, 2014 9:04:10 GMT
"We're bust, and we're beating you" was another one during a dire season in the late80s/early90s, I think we were playing Man City in the Biomass era.
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Post by mcf86 on Oct 30, 2014 8:10:21 GMT
I hear the sound .. of distant Bums .. Overrr there .. overrr there ... And do they smell? ... Like F'kin Ell ... Overrr there .. over there ..
His name is (Captain of the time) eg Ronnie Atkinson.
His name is Ronnie Atkinson- he's the leader of the team .. ''WHAT TEAM''? The finest Football team the World has ever seen .. Their name is Oxford United and the team that plays in Gold* - And when we win Division 2 This is what we're told .. Laa laa laaa la la la laaa LAAAAA ..
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Post by sarge on Nov 7, 2014 14:01:40 GMT
lotsa songs on other threads ' memories from the manor and up the manor threads /sections too... it was impossible to post em in this songs section until yesterday... maybe admin can transfer em over now this is 'open'? Other examples of old fave songs from the London road end Glory days. Are also posted up in 'other' threads such as Manor memories and Up the Manor threads... Maybe Amalgamating the threads may be an idea?
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Post by sarge on Nov 7, 2014 15:33:00 GMT
Another anti McMahon London Road fave (to supplement the other McMahon ones on one of the threads with old songs posted)
He's bald, he's scouse, he'll rob yer fuckin' house, Steve McMahon, Steve McMahon
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Post by sarge on Nov 7, 2014 17:33:00 GMT
Early-mid seventies adaptation of Bladon races ...obviously to the tune of Bladon Races
Oh me lads, they never saw us coming, we were in the Town end, Sw*nd*n they were running, all the Oxford boot boys dressed in boots n braces,caching hold of the S w*nd*n fans, and kick in' their fuckin' faces ....(repeat)
Origin ... Became quickly adopted and adepted by the London Road end following a visit from either Sunderland or Middlesboro ' early 70s
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Post by sarge on Nov 7, 2014 17:40:51 GMT
Brian, Brian Heron, Brian Heron on the wi ing, Brian, Brian Heron, Brian Heron on the wi ing
Also applied to Peter Houseman and, Joey Beauchamp...probably others too ?
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