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Terracing chants and banter
Over the years Celtic fans have been famed for their quick wit and originality of their songs and chants at football matches. In this article we take a journey through the years and recall some of the best ones since the inception of the Premier League in 1975. (note: much of this is from St Anthony's article from CU (see link))
1975/76
We are sailing, we are sailing
Home gain across the sea
We are sailing stormy waters
To be near you to be free
In the summers of 1975 and 1976 Rod Stewart topped the charts for a long period with this well known number. During this time Celtic fans adopted it as their anthem and was sung in a ‘walk on’ style with scarves held aloft as they sang it. This temporarily replaced ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ but the old favourite returned soon after. It is said that Rod the Mod’s best moment in football was when he visited Parkhead and heard the Celtic fans sing it. And not bad were they at it too.
1976/77
He used to be a Hun but he’s alright now
Alfie, Alfie
He used to be Hun but he’s alright now
Alfiie, Alfie Conn
(Tune: Camptown Races)
In March 1977 Scottish football was rocked to the core when ex Rangers favourite Alfie Conn signed for the Celts. Jock Stein was so concerned that he discussed the matter with senior pros Kenny Dalglish and Danny McGrain to ascertain if there would be difficulties in the dressing room. The answer was there was no problem but the big man did not know what the reaction of the Celtic support would be. He need not have worried. As Alfie ran out on a cold midweek fixture against Partick Thistle the Jungle burst into song and this would be a favourite chant for Celtic fans during Alfie’s say at Celtic. And he scored that night as well.
1977/78
Peter Latchford, Peter Latchford
Give us a w-a-a-ve! Give us a w-a-a-ve!!
Cue Peter waving to the fans and they respond with:
Latchford! Latchford! Or ‘Latchford for England, Latchford for England !’
This season is remembered for all the wrong reasons. Dalglish’s departure, Stein’s final year and a season so poor that we did not qualify for Europe for the first time since 1962. The one positive was the consistent performance of goalkeeper Peter Latchford who performed heroics on an almost weekly basis. ‘The Cat’ had a great rapport with the fans although time can sober the mind and the thought of big Peter replacing Shilton or Clemence in an England jersey is clearly preposterous.1979
Ten men won the league, tra-la-la-la-la
Celtic fans celebrate the sensational 4-2 championship decider with a re-writing of the Boney M song 'Brown Girl in the rain'
1978/79
Ten men won the League tra-la-la-la-la
Ten men won the league…Tra-la-la-la-la-la…
(Sung to the tune of Boney M’s hit ‘Brown Girl in the Ring’)
On 21rst May 1979 Celtic defeated Rangers 4-2 to win the most dramatic title finish of all time. The fact that they were down to 10 men and 0-1 down at the time has only added to the legend and this song was sung at the end of the game that night in tribute to the team.
1979/80
We only need 10 men
We only need 10 men,
We only need
We only need 10 men
(Sung to the tune of Mary Hopkins’ ‘Those were the days my friend’)
We stick with the 10 men theme with a song that was sung regularly that season given Celtic’s poor disciplinary record. On the following occasions Celtic fought back after having a player sent off much to the delight of the support. Nothing wrong with team moral in those days.
Aug 1979 Rangers away 2-2 (0-2 down when Aitken ordered off)
Sep 1979 Aberdeen away 2-1 (0-1 down when Tommy Burns was sent off after almost halving a young Gordon Strachan in two)
Sep 1979 St Mirren home 3-1 (MacDonald sent off)
Feb 1980 St Mirren away 3-2 (McAdam sent off at 0-1)
1980/81
One Kenny Ashwood, there’s only one Kenny Ashwood, one Kenny Ashwood, there’s only one Kenny Ashwood!
Who in the name of the Good Lord I hear you ask is Kenny Ashwood? On March 8th 1981 during a particularly dull Scottish cup tie against East Stirling the Celtic crowd turned their attention to a particularly small player in East Stirling colours. Out of amusement the Jungle began to cheer the East Stirling players’ every touch particularly this one wee guy in the number 10 shirt. The programme listed the player as Kenny Ashwood when in fact the wee guy concerned was Bobby McCulley. Ashwood was running around Parkhead totally perplexed to why the Jungle should be chanting his name, meanwhile McCulley became something of a minor celebrity in Scottish football circles afterwards, being named as Scotland’s smallest player at 5 feet 2 inches after his Parkhead appearance.
1981/82
We’ve won the league again, fly the flag, fly the flag…
In the early 1980’s British Airways had an advert with a particularly catchy tune with the lyrics ‘Well take more care of you fly the flag, fly the flag’, to urge patriotic Brits to use their national passenger carrier before any of those beastly foreign airlines.
Celtic had led the league table since the first day in August and so confident where the Celtic fans of winning it around spring time they adopted this song as their own and it can be indeed heard around Parkhead until this day. The irony was that Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen went on a long unbeaten run and almost snatched it from us, only a late flurry of goals against St Mirren in the second half of the final day of the season saved our necks.
1982/83
When it’s spring again
We’ll sing again
2-1 in Amsterdam
On 29th September 1982 Celtic had their most famous European win in years when they beat Ajax, Johan Cruyff et al, in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. George McCluskey’s last gasp winner became the stuff of legend and for a short while we actually dared to dream that we could win the damned thing again after 16 years.
The next game was against Dundee United on October 2nd at a packed Tannadice and the Celtic fans sang this continuously throughout the game. One can only wonder what Max Bygraves would have thought of all this. Celtic blew a two goal lead and it finished 2-2 even though at the time the fans were not that perturbed although it was to prove a costly point dropped when six months later United edged Celts by one point to win their only league title.
1983/84
Davie Dodds the elephant man
Davie Dodds the elephant man
(Sung to the tune of The Piranha’s Tom Hark)
One of the peculiarities of the old terraces was that fans could congregate and pick on individual players with chanting, sometimes viciously in the cases of Joe Harper and Derek Johnstone, which are not worth repeating. One of the more humourus instances regarded Dundee United striker Davie Dodds. It’s fair to say that Davie wasn’t really the most attractive looking footballer in his day and when he approached the Jungle to take a corner kick in the 1980’s around ten thousand fans could be heard singing the above whilst waving their arm from their nose outwards to imitate an elephant’s trunk. It’s worth pointing out that Dodds often got the last laugh as his scoring record against us of the years was particularly impressive.
1984/85
Feed the Bear
Feed the Bear
Feed the Bear
Feed the Bear, feed the Bear…!!!
This chant had already been popular with Celtic supporters in the 1960’s when it was sung in praise of Yogi Bear himself, John Hughes.
By the 1980’s it had become a favourite again as a new nickname for Roy Aitken, fondly christened ‘The Bear’, in praise of his aggressive, hustling playing style. But it was never sang with greater feeling than on the day of the 1985 Scottish cup final against Dundee United when big Roy almost single handedly won the cup with a heroic, energetic last twenty minutes in which David Hay had pushed him forward from defence into midfield to inspire the team to a 2-1 win. This chant was also sung on various occasions when Celtic players had been roughed up and the fans would call for big Roy to take retribution on the culprits concerned.
1985/86
Na na na na
Na na na na
Hey hey hey,
Glasgow Celtic
1986/87
We don’t nee your Terry Butcher
We don’t need your Chris Woods too
We don’t need your Graham Roberts
We don’t need your English crew
Hey! Souness! Leave that flag alone!
(Sung to the tune of Pink Floyd’s Brick in the wall)
In 1986 Graeme Souness revolutionised Scottish football with his cheque book policy of bringing the English players to Ibrox. We didn’t know it at the time but the writing was now on the wall for the old Celtic dynasty of the Kelly’s and White’s. The above song was sung during Souness’s first season when Rangers won their first title in nine years mainly due to their new ‘foreign’ influx.
1987/88
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Celtic
Happy birthday to you
At this time Celtic celebrated their centenary and it was not unusual to hear the fans sing this, particularly near the end of this very successful season. A special word must go to the Dunfermline fans on the last day of the season who, although relegated, came to Parkhead with a huge banner stating – ‘Happy Birthday Celtic PS Jim we’ll be back’. The Jim referred to is the legendary Pars’ manager Jim Leishman.
To the tune of "Lord of The Dance"
Dance, Dance, wherever you may be
We lost the Skol Cup at Pittodrie
But the Skol Cup's S**te, and we don't give a Flup,
'Cos we won the League and the Scottish Cup
McAvennie, he is innocent
McAvennie, he is innocent
McAvennie, he is innocent
All the Huns are guilty!
To the tune of Michael Finnegan and sung in honour of Macca's acquittal following the Goldilocks and the 3 Bears trial
Oh there's only King Billy – that's McNeill
Oh there's only King Billy – that's McNeill
Oh there's only King Billy, only one King Billy
Only King Billy – that's McNeill
There'll be no McEwans Lager in the cup
There'll be no McEwans Lager in the cup
There'll be no McEwans Lager, no McEwans lager
No McEwan's Lager in the cup
Celtic fans celebrate Rangers – then sponsored by McEwans – early exit from the Scottish Cup
It's black, it's blue
It's f*ckin broke in two
It's Butcher's leg, it's Butcher's leg
Celtic fans voice their concern at Rangers captain's leg break
1988/89
He’s fat
He’s round
He’s worth a million pounds
Mark McGhee! Mark McGhee!
I have a confession to make. I would never have signed Mark McGhee if I had my way, in fact I don’t think I would have allowed him to pay at the turnstiles after his theatrics in the 1984 Scottish cup final which led to Roy Aitken’s sending off and ultimately, Celtic’s defeat that day. But sign he did and after his arrival from Hamburg in November 1985 he hardly kicked a ball for us in three seasons. Perennially injured and when he did play he looked out of shape compared to the Aberdeen version we had suffered at the hands off on so many occasions. Then, in the autumn of 1988, a funny thing happened. McGhee became fit and started to play and was the SPL’s top scorer that season. His contract was up at the end of the season and he legged it to Newcastle. Was his new found form good fortune or did he see his chance coming with his contract coming to an end? You tell me.
1989/90
Ooooh Mikey, Mikey
Mikey, Mikey Mikey
Mikey Galloway!
Mike Galloway joined Celtic from Hearts with a big reputation for scoring important goals. However Mike’s Celtic career suffered with managerial changes and a versatility that done him no favours. Mike was played at full back, centre half and in midfield but never held down a regular place in any position.
The one thing Celtic fans knew to expect from Galloway was total commitment and for this reason he was always popular with the supporters. Sadly, a car crash brought an end to his career while he was on loan at Leicester and despite Celtic granting him a testimonial it’s fair to say he has had personal problems since them. We wish him well.
1990/91
Joe, Joe, super Joe
Joe, Joe, super Joe
Joe, Joe, super Joe
Super Joey Miller
In 1987 Celtic signed Joe Miller who was arguably the best prospect in British football. It was an unexpected signing which added to the anticipation that the fans felt, looking forward to seeing him in his best years. Unfortunately Joe never developed into the player we hoped for although he did have his moment particularly in this season when he lashed a wonder goal past Andy Goram in the Hibs goal on a brilliant sunny September afternoon. In this season Joe actually hit double figures in what was his most productive period. However Joe was terribly inconsistent and more often it was average Joe rather than super Joe when he wore the hoops.
1991/92
A one, two and a three
Cha-cha-cha!
It was the dirtiest game you’ll ever see
Between Glasgow Celtic
The champions of Europe
And Racing from Argentine
I sometimes feel cheated and the reason is this. Around my mid 20’s when I was at the peak of my Celtic supporting life the then Celtic team I followed everywhere with undying support happened to be arguably the worst team since the 1940’s. These were bleak days. No team, no money, no stadium and no hope. In order to keep their spirits up the fans turned to the past and I recall one freezing cold day at East End Park in January 1992 when the fans went through the full repertoire of old songs, Lisbon, the 7-1 game, the Coronation cup, the lot, but the above song is the one that sticks in my mind most. We had nothing to sing about in the present so it made sense that we sang about the past.
"Oh, Lets all laugh at Chelsea, o lets all a Chelsea… "
(Sung at Parkhead after we somehow convinced Chelsea to swap Cascarino for Tom Boyd!)
He's tall, he's skinny
He's goin' to Barlinnie
Ferguson, Ferguson
(aimed at Duncan Ferguson, going to jail after head butting Raith Rovers player)
Ian Durrant Collection:
1) He's wet, he's moist,
He's ******* Ally McCoist,
Ian Durrant, Ian Durrant…
2) He's a pauper, he's a begger,
he's shuggin John McGregor,
Ian Durrant, Ian Durrant.
3) He's blue, he's white
He's absolutely shi*te
Ian Durrant, Durrant
1992/93
Sack the board
Sack the board
Sack the board
Sack the board!!!
By the early 1990’s the majority of Celtic fans realised they had two battles to win. Before they could even consider taking on a resurgent Rangers they would have to defeat the closed shop of Celtic directors who lacked vision and finance and were only interested in retaining their privileged positions. As Rangers grew from strength to strength the reaction of the fans to the board became more vitriolic with each passing week. As in all good fantasies there is a happy ending. A wee Canadian Prince called Fergus came along and banished the beastly directors into the wilderness. The Prince then set his sights on the destruction of the dark side and the cause of goodness and light prevailed again. But in 1993 it would be a long time in coming.
1993/94
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou Macari
I have issues with several players who have left Celtic over the years. When I was young I could never forgive Macari, Hay and Dalglish for departing to England. They all returned in a management capacity, Hay in 1983, Macari in 1993 and Dalglish for a short period in 1999. For the record I would not have had any of them back under any circumstances. It is a disgrace that Danny McGrain who committed his entire playing career to Celtic is today a lowly coach at the club while we ran cap in hand to the above three to bring them back to a location that they couldn’t wait to get away from in the first place.
Macari’s arrival as manger was the most curious one. It was the last throw of the dice from the old board, time was running out for them and they knew it. They gambled that Macari’s arrival would buy them time but things were too far on at that stage. Anyone who recalls Macari’s departure as a player in 1973 will know that he left under a cloud and happily Fergus moved him on quickly. Pack your bags Luigi, you’re leaving.
1994/95
We’ll meet again
Don’t know where
Don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again
Some sunny day
(With apologies to Dame Vera Lynn)
In May 1995 Celtic travelled to Tannadice for their last league game of the season. We were more focused on the following week’s cup final at Hampden against Airdrie but United had to win as they were desperate to avoid relegation to the First Division. Phil O’Donnell scored the only goal of the game early in the second half. The Celtic fans were in party mood and broke into the above humourous song for the last twenty minutes. Tannadice was packed that day and it has to be said the United fans took it all very well.
#There's only two Andy Gorams, Two Andy Gorams….#
(Sung at Ibrox after Andy Goram was diagnosed as schizophrenic).
1995/96
There’s only one Johnny Collins
There’s only one Johnny Collins
He bends the ball
Around the wall
Walking in a Collins wonderland
In 1990 Celtic were about to sign John Collins and Rangers tried to hijack the move by offering him triple the wages Celtic were offering. To his eternal credit John refused and signed for the Celts. Although he never really played in a great Celtic team Johnny Collins is remembered as a great Celtic player. The highlights of his Celtic days were probably the two free kicks he bent round the Rangers wall at Ibrox and this one reflects John’s popularity amongst the supporters at this time.
1996/97
When the ball’s in the air
And it’s not big Pierre
It’s Di Canio
When the ball’s in the net
And it’s not Jorge Cadete
It’s Di Canio
When it’s hit like a bomb
And it’s not Andy Thom
…It’s Di Canio!!!
(To the tune of That’s Amore)
Tommy Burns’ spell as manager saw the Celtic team take a more cosmopolitan look. He signed an influx of foreigners and gave Celtic a more glamorous look. Of all the signings the most talented and certainly the most controversial was Paolo Di Canio. The fans had a plethora of small chants for Paolo but Paolo was a false prophet and worked his ticket out of Parkhead for a move down south to the mighty Sheffield Wednesday. There was huge disappointment in the Celtic ranks, how ever would we replace him?
1997/98
We shall not
We shall not be moved
We shall not
We shall not be moved
Not by the Hearts
The Hibs
Or the Rangers
We shall not be moved
An oldie but a goody and this song was a huge favourite all the way during this season when we dared, just dared to hope that we could get our one in a row and prevent their ten in a row. As it was it was a close run thing and went to the final day but always remember we weren’t moved that season not by the Hearts, the Hibs or the Rangers.
1998/99
Cheerio 10 in a row
Cheerio 10 in a row
Cheerio 10 in a row
Cheerio 10 in a row
Not the greatest chant in terms of originality of the lyrics but a popular wee tune nevertheless. On 27th December 1998 Celtic beat Dundee 3-0 at Dens Park on a bitter cold night and Celtic supporters sang this for almost the entire game. Partly out of celebrating the fact that they didn’t get 10 and partly to keep warm in the sub zero temperatures.
1999/00
You are my Larsson
My Henrik Larsson
You make me happy
When skies are grey
No need for Shearer
For he was dearer
Please don’t take
My Larsson away
Who was that Italian we were trying to replace again? When one door shuts another one opens and in walked the greatest Celt of the modern era. The man, the main man, much loved by the Celtic faithful. In October he had a horrific leg break and we all wondered if he would ever return. On the last day of the season he made his comeback against Dundee United at Parkhead as a substitute on an emotional day for everyone concerned. Henrik was back.
At Tannadice on Boxing Day (possibly) in MONs first season.
Celtic are winning 4-0 with about 3 minutes to go and the announcer comes on:
"and today's sponsors man of the match is …. Dundee United's Danny Griffin"
Cue the entire Celtic support :
"ONE DANNY GRIFFIN ! THERE'S ONLY ONE DANNY GRIFFIN!"
Priceless.
Followed then by "who the f**** is Danny Griffin…."
2000/01
Henrik Larsson
Henrik Larsson
Henrik Larsson
Is the King of Kings
Back in 1994 I was on holiday with Mrs Saint in Malta during the World Cup in the USA. In a bar one night we watched a game where a Swedish player with dreadlocks scored a goal and I commented that that fairy wouldn’t last five minutes in the SPL. These days if I show any sense if superiority in football matters, she never tires of reminding me on my first impression of Henrik Larsson.
This song with slightly blasphemous overtones given it’s religious origins, so much so that the late Cardinal Winning was heard to pass favour on it and laugh at anyone who could take offence by it. It’s hard to imagine that the great man actually scored 53 goals that season averaging more than a goal a game. Will we see his like again?
Cheer up Advocaat
oh what can it mean
To be a sad "Rangers manager"
with a ***** football team
(Sung at Dick Advocaat, Rangers manager)
–
Hey heeyy baby
ooh aah
I wanna knoooow
who the "flip" is Flo!
(Sung at expensive £10mplus flop Tore Andre Flo!)
(or indeed any year when our city rivals fail to put any current silverware in "The Blue Room")
To the tune of the Rangers anthem, "Oh the bluebells are blue"
#Oh the Blue Room is bare
There are no trophies there
They don't need Mr Sheen
cos there's nothing to clean.#
(repeat ad inifinitum)
2001/02
Tell all the Huns you know
We’re on top of the league
And you’re no’
We’re 10 points clear
And it’s no’ New Year
And it’s gonnae be two in a row
On 29th December 2001 Celtic thrashed Dundee United 4-0 at Tannadice much to the delight of the huge support from Glasgow who sang this song throughout. The game was played on a Saturday evening at 5.30 as an experiment for television which after one season was not repeated. The little General, Advocaat, was facing his Waterloo and he had but a few days left of his reign. Mind you he left by ‘mutual consent’ in case you didn’t know, couldn’t have Sir Dave sack a manager, could we ?
2002/03
Tell all the Huns you know
That we’re off to Seville and you’re no’
You’ll be watchin’ the Bill
When we’re in Seville
And it’s gonnae be three in a row!
The win in Blackburn ; The joy in Vigo of advancing in Europe after Christmas for the first time in 22 years ; Big Johnny’s goal at Anfield ; Henrik’s winner in Boavista and the realisation that we were going to another European final after a gap of 32 years. What memories. And then there was that game at Ibrox when the beach balls, lilos and sombreros came out in abundance in a show of colour and gaiety never seen before or since in an Old Firm game and the above song was belted out for the duration of that game. So we didn’t get 3 in a row, so what. None of us would swap that season for anything other than a different result in the final.
Bobo's gonna get ye', Bobo's gonn get ye'
(helpful advice from the celtic support to opposing players about Bobo Balde's approaching)
Tell all the Huns you know that we're going to Seville and they're no!
They'll be watching The Bill, when we're in Seville
Cos Rangers and Europe don't go
Beachball Sunday pics
(Celtic fans sharing the fun with Rangers (at Ibrox) before we headed off to Spain)
Tell all the Huns you know the San Miguel's starting to flow
They'll be smashing their tellies while we're tanning our bellies
Cost Rangers and Europe don't go
One's called Ronald,
One's called Frank,
One plays for Barcelona,
The other one's a w*nk
Sung after Frank deBoer joined Rangers while his brother was at Barcelona
One's called Ronald,
One's called Frank,
One missed a penalty,
The other one's a w*nk
Sung after Ronald deBoer joined Rangers then missed a penalty in a semi-final defeat to Hibs
2003/04
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
And most of the football greats
Have passed through Parkhead’s gates
To play football The Glasgow Celtic way
There are some football songs which make you marvel at their originality and this is one of them. This song actually dates back to the late 70’s and was a big favourite at Celtic supporter’s rallies through the years but never really took on in the days of the Jungle. Happily the modern day fans have adopted it and it is currently a big hit particularly with the away support.
Tell all the Gers in pain
That we're heading for sunshine again
Though your season is gone
The Bill is still on
And our beach balls are going back to Spain
(sung by some fans before returning to Spain to play Barca)
2004/05
There’s only one Johnny Hartson
There’s only one Johnny Hartson
He’s got no hair but we don’t care
Walking in a Hartson wonderland
It’s hard to believe that John Hartson came within an inch of joining Rangers. After a slow start big bad John went on to become a Celtic legend, scoring in excess of 100 goals in a five year spell. When you think back to the Larsson – Sutton – Hartson triumvirate you remember that we were indeed spoiled for choice for forwards at that time.
2005/06
Oh Artur Boruc
The holy goalie
He hates the Huns
He blessed himself at Ibrox
And the Huns went off their nut
He is the Polish goalie
And he sings God bless the Pope
Despite his recent lapses Artur Boruc remains one of the most popular Celts of the modern era. Indeed if he left immediately he would still be immortalised as a Celt for his on field heroics over the last four seasons. Three in a row and the last sixteen in the Champions League would not have been even a remote possibility without that big man in goal. Think of the mediocre dross in that position we had to contend with before Boruc and you will discover the reason for his popularity.
#Paul Le Guens gonna get the sack
We've won the league before the clocks went back#
(29 Oct 2006, Kilmarnock v Celtic/Celtic went 12pts ahead of Rangers after Rangers drew on the Saturday/Celtic winning on the Sunday, before the clocks went back 1hour for daylight saving in autumn!)
"the sky is blue, the grass is green….we've won the league by Halloween!"
(Oct 2006)
Paul LeGuen? Yer having a laugh
Paul LeGuen? Yer having a laugh
Celtic fans celebrate a 2-0 win in LeGuen's first derby game at Celtic Park
#Oh, the Rangers are sh***e, Oh the Rangers are sh***#
2006/07
He plays on the left
He plays on the right
Aiden McGeady
Makes the Huns look tight
I’ve taken a liberty with the lyrics but you’ll get the drift. Definitely the most talented home grown product since Paul McStay, this song is enormously popular as I write this. I firmly believe the best of Aiden McGeady is yet to come (Memo to Gordon Strachan; Try playing him in the centre of the park to see the best of him).
A fat kid in the front row of the kilmarmock end gets the ball when it goes out for a celtic throw. Said fat kid holds it out for naylor. Naylor obviously suspects that fatty is going to either throw the ball away or throw it at him if he goes for it. Big Mick then runs towards fatty and fatty then chucks the ball along the ground. Celtic fans then start singing "You fat bassa, you fat bassa".
The cops then start talking to fatty and as they are doing so celtic score. The whole of the celtic end then turn to fatty and start chanting "Fatty, fatty what's the score?". Celtic score again and the celtic end turn to fatty and start chanting "Sebo….."
At half time just before the teams come back out fatty briefly disappears. Celtic end starts chanting "Where's your fatty gone?……" He then returns a few minutes later to rapturous applause.
2007/08
We love you, we love you, we love you
And where you go
We’ll follow, we’ll follow, we’ll follow
Cause we support
The Celtic, the Celtic, the Celtic
And that’s the way
We like it, we like it, we like it
WHOOOAAH!! WHOOOAAH!!!
The Jungle Bhoys and the Green Brigade have in recent years tried to create a bit of atmosphere with a fair bit of success. This is a fairly new one although I don’t know where it originated and who the credit for it should go to. It should be noted that after the WHOOOAAW parts you are obliged to jump around like a loony.
#You're just a fat Eddie Murphy#
(Apr 08, chant at Fat boy Darcheville (Rangers player))
#Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the scoreline
Don't blame it on the tonic wine
Blame it on the big screen
You just cant, You just cant, You just cant control yourself #
(based on Jackson 5 song, taunt against Rangers after their drunken rampage in Manchester after the UEFA cup final (May 08) which shamed the game, Scotland and everyone really (link), believe it was written by an Aberdeen fan)
to the tune of yellow submarine:
"F*** you rangers we're gonna win the league, we're gonna win the league."
Got changed 5 mins from the end at tannadice to; "we've gone and won the league. "
(sung at the last day game when we won the league v Dundee Utd (May 08)) (match)
2009-10
You're just a Hun wi' a whistle!
Celtic fans register their concern at more strange decisions from the MIB favouring Rangers
Misc
Have you seen a Handsome Hun? no no
Have you seen a Handsome Hun? no no
Have you seen a Handsome Hun?
I've never seen a *** one
Oh, Oh, Oh
–
We've won the league again
Fly the flag
Fly the flag
——
Oh, they'll be jumpin' oot their windies when we win
Oh, they'll be jumpin' oot their windies when we win
Oh, they'll be jumpin' oot their windies, GREEN f***ing windies
Jumpin' oot their windies when we win.
And I hope it's multi-storeys when they jump
And I hope it's multi-storeys when they jump
And I hope it's multi-storeys, GREE multi-storeys
I hope it's multi-storeys when they jump
And I hope it's spikey railings when they land
And I hope it's spikey railings when they land
And I hope it's spikey railings, GREEN spikey railings
I hope it's spikey railings when they land.
And I hope the paramedics are on strike
And I hope the paramedics are on strike
And I hope the paramedics, GREEN paramedics
I hope the paramedics are on strike
And I hope it's a catholic doctor when he dies
And I hope it's a catholic doctor when he dies
And I hope it's a catholic doctor, a GREEN catholic doctor
I hope it's a catholic doctor when he dies.
He'll be meeting Maurice Johnston down in hell
He'll be meeting Maurice Johnston down in hell
He'll be meeting Maurice Johnston, BLUE Maurice Johnston
Meeting Maurice Johnston down in hell
——
Who's the Mason in the Black?
Popular chant from the 1980s onwards suggesting a masonic influence amongst Scotland's refereering fraternity
——
Huns withoot the bus fare, You're only Huns withoot the bus fare
A long-standing reference to the Rangers sympathies that exist among fans of many Scottish teams