“Singing where was the keeper when the ball was in the net..”One of the latter verses was:
Bell passed to Lee
Lee passed it back
Bell did a flying kick
And knocked Stepney flat
Who said City couldn't play
City couldn't play football"
There were earlier ones but we don’t have recordings. There were supposed to be songs connected with Meredith way back but typically crowd sang popular songs of the day.Beat me to it!
To the tune of My Bonnie. My dad sang this every drunken weekend for years.If I had the wings of a sparrow
If I had the arse of a crow
I'd fly over Old Trafford tomorrow
And shit on the bastards below
Below,shit on shit on shit on the bastards below.
Remember that very well from my early matches, Crossan was one of my favourites then, such a silky footballer.Streets broad and narrow I first set my eyes on Sweet Johnny Crossen has he wheeled his wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow.
And it was heard at Belle Vue Aces speedway; along with a song to the tune of "Lily Marlene" (something like "Underneath the lamplight, by the starting gate, Aces we are with you, whatever be your fate.")When I first started going to Maine Road as a young whippersnapper in the late 50s and early 60s the section of the Kippax adjacent to the scoreboard end used to come out with the dreadful American frat inspired jingle "2, 4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate? C-I-T-Y City!"
A similar version when I was as at primary schoolIve just walked past The Palace Theatre in town and they are showing "Jesus Christ, Superstar".
That took my memory back about 50 years and I immediately thought of -
"Georgie Best
Superstar
Walks like a woman
And he wears a bra" !!!
Remember that well.On top of all England now stand the Sky blues.
Who we will all follow win or lose.
Now we are the kippax and when we all cheer.
It sounds just like music in Joe Mercers ear.
So come and join us we're here to stay.
As long as the Kippax and all of us say.
CITY CITY CITY.
That was back in 67/68 to the Tune of On top of old Smokey.