Drink A Drink For Colin The KIng This December 26th 2021

[jimharri]

44 years ago. Christ, I'm getting old.

 

[Big Swifty]

I am not ashamed to say tears rolled down my cheeks that day

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I don't know where the top line came from, as we all sang at the time:
We'll drink a drink a drink a drink
To Colin the king the king the king
He's the leader of our team
He's the greatest inside forward
That the world has ever seen

Almost a perfect rhyme -Team and seen.
I started it often enough. Now I can't stand up for 90 minutes. Such is life.

I'm not saying we didn't sing - "he's the leader of our team" but i don't ever remember us singing that pal. I've always been familiar with "he's the leader of Man City", and i remember that being sang from the early 70s.

 

[Blue Til Death]

I'm not saying we didn't sing - "he's the leader of our team" but i don't ever remember us singing that pal. I've always been familiar with "he's the leader of Man City", and i remember that being sang from the early 70s.

 

[Franny 1234]

I'm not saying we didn't sing - "he's the leader of our team" but i don't ever remember us singing that pal. I've always been familiar with "he's the leader of Man City", and i remember that being sang from the early 70s.

Definitely he's the leader of Man City

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Definitely he's the leader of Man City

Agreed. But quite a few older blues on here have been following City a lot longer than I have, posters who i respect their opinions of.

I'm interested to know if the other line was sang at Maine Road and if so, when it changed to 'leader of Man City' ?

 

[half & half derby scarf]

Definitely he's the leader of Man City

Definitely 'He's the leader of our team'. Obviously bastardised over the ensuing years.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Utd have a version for Cantona which is "leader of our Football Team"

Just for that alone I'll sing Leader of Man City

 

[horlock_was_super]

Coincidence I suppose, but, KdB [1+7=8], Mahrez (2+6=8) Gundogan 8.
Raheem finished that then!
8 nil would be good though!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Utd have a version for Cantona which is "leader of our Football Team"

Just for that alone I'll sing Leader of Man City

Well United's version is a Pete Boyle original so must be that version is correct.....