Background
During World War Two, Rudolph Hess was a high ranking Nazi offficial in Germany who secretly fled to Scotland in the belief that he could negotiate settlement with the UK. It didn’t work and he was locked up until his death, a subject best left for discussion for another forum. He became a bit of a parody for many, and as expected, football supporters got in on the act. The Celtic support came up with the following ditty, and it was sung popularly as a humourous pre-text to the “Celtic Song” (Hail Hail!) during some of the War Years and for a time thereafter…..
As sung on the terraces
#A dirty big fat German fell out of the sky one day,
he landed in a corn field not so very far away
#And when the farmer’s found him he was in an awful mess,
they asked him what his name was, he replied “Rudolph Hess”
#So they wined him and they dined him,
and they fed him off the land,
they applied to the Duke of Hamilton,
the affair was simply grand
#Now they asked him what his business was
in Dear Old Glasgow town,
he said “I’ve come to Bonnie Scotland to be on the winning side”,
For it’s a Grand Old Team To Play For………………….#