The Burrow Songbook

In The Burrow, we sing. Many fans ha ve questioned why, when it is su ch a foreign concept in this country. Yet in many stadiums around the world, singing embraces all aspects of football fandom. It celebrates the triumphs, rally’s support behind the team, enhances the ground ’s atmosphere, and intimidates the opposition through the creation of home ground advantage.

Here we have collated as many of The Burrow songs as could be remembered. You may find it helpful to look up www.youtube.com to understand the tune.

We look forward to standing and singing with you in 2011.

New songs for 2011

Who’s That Riding On The Vespa You can’t stop Tune: Glory Glory / God Save Ireland Tune: You can’t stop the music (Village People) [Glory glory] When I was little it was simple life You can’t stop Greg Inglis was red and green… Nobody can stop Greg Inglis I’d jump the fence at Redfern just to see my Not a Gasnier, football team… Not a Lockyer, Then one day I saw him play, a giant man was Not Chlamydia, he… And this is what I said… (I SAID!) Or an Ian Shubert! [God Save Ireland] Who’s that riding on the (repeat from beginning) Vespa? Who’s that Pom we all adore? Sammy Burgess is his name… Singing Gi-Yippee Yippee I And he’ll use his massive frame… Tune: She’ll be coming around the Mountain To punch a hole through your shit defense and Singing G I Yippee Yippee I score Singing G I Yippee Yippee I (Repeat from Who’s that riding on the vespa..) Singing G I Yippee,G I Yippee, Singing G I Yippee Yippee I

Dave Taylor Tune: The ants go marching one by one He plays out in the centres for a laugh! A laugh! Tune: Love will tear us apart (Joy Division) He punishes a loaf of bread for Lunch! For Lowe lunch! Lowe will tear you apart… again He steps, he kicks, [repeat x 2] He likes to pass He cracks walnuts between his arse Dylan Dylan Farrell David Taylor… now everybody sing! Tune: La Bumba Na-na na-na, na-na, na-na, na..na, na.. na Dylan Dylan Farrell Na-na na-na, na-na, na-na, na..na, na.. na Dylan Dylan Farrell Is so much better than Shaun Kenny Dow -well Dylan Farrell, Dylan Farrell

Most p opular Burrow songs

There’s Only One South We’re South Sydney Tune: Winter Wonderland Tune: Sailing (Rod Stewart) There’s only one South Sydney! We’re South Sydney… One South Sydney! We’re South Sydney… Walking along… Glory glory… Singing a song… Red and green… Singing glory glory all the way Hold your head high… Never say die… South Sydney Is Wonderful No surrender… Tune: Oh When the Saints Go Marching South Sydney… (Oh South Sydney) Oh South Sydney… You are South Sydney (Is wonderful) Tune: You are My Sunshine Is wonderful… You are South Sydney… Oh South Sydney is wonderful… My own South Sydney… You’ll never beat our 20 titles… You make me happy… Oh South Sydney is wonderful When skies are grey… You’ll never know just… South Sydney Till I Die How much I love you… Tune: H A P P Y So please don’t take… South Sydney till I die… South Sydney away… South Sydney till I die… Na na na na na… (repeat 4 times) I know I am… Oh please don’t take, South Sydney away.. I’m sure I am… South Sydney till I die Raaaaaaa-bitoooohhhhs Tune: Unknown We Love You Rabbitohs Raaaaaaaa-bitoooohhhhs… Tune: Unknown Raaaaaaaa-bitoooohhhhs… We love you Rabbitohs… (Continue) We do… We love you Rabbitohs… Take me home Botany Road We do… Tune: Country Road (John Denver) We love you Rabbitohs… Take me home, Botany Road We do… To the place, I belong! Oh Rabbitohs we love you Back to Redfern South of Sydney Take me home, Botany Road [repeat continuously]

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Mo st Popular Burrow Songs (continued)

We’ll Never Die In A Town Where I Was Born Tune: Oh Christmas Treee Tune: Yellow Submarine We’ll never die… In a town… We’ll never die… Where I was born… We’ll never die… There’s a team that plays… We’ll never die… … We’ll keep the Souths flag flying high… And they’re called the Rabbitohs… ‘Cause South Sydney will never die… And they play in the… Red and green… We Are One Tune: We Are One We all follow the mighty red and green… We are one… The greatest football team… But we are many… The world has ever seen… And we fought… We all follow the mighty red and green… For the pride of Redfern… The greatest football team… We cheer our team... The world has ever seen… And sing with one voice… I am… 20 times they’ve conquered all… You are… Many famous names… We are the Rabbitohs We adore… Passion, pride and history… We All Follow South Sydney The eternal… Tune: Lord of the Dance South Sydney…. We all follow South Sydney… Over land and sea… We all follow the mighty red and green… We all follow South Sydney… The greatest football team… On to victory… The world has ever seen… Run, run wherever you may be… We all follow the mighty red and green… ‘Cause we are the boys from South Sydney… The greatest football team… And we’ll run amok wherever you may be… The world has ever seen… ‘Cause we are the boys from South Sydney One Team in Sydney Roll Along Tune: Guantanamera One team in Sydney Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain There’s only one team in Sydney Roll along South Sydney… One team in Sydney Oh roll along… There’s only one team in Sydney To the top of the league where you belong…

Over 100 years…

Of blood, sweat and tears…

The pride of the league is going strong

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Other Burrow Songs

Our Supporters Are The Best 12 Russell Crowes Tune: Unknown Tune: 12 Days of Christmas Our supporters are the best… On the first day of Chri stmas my true love gave And we do our thing… to me… When the lads take to the field… A Peter Holmes a Court… This is what we sing… On the second day of Christmas my true love we all love you… game to me… We’ll always support and we’ll follow you 2 ’s and a Peter Holmes a Court through On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me… We’ve Won 20 Times 3 Russell Crowe’s, 2 Russell Crowe’s and a P eter Tune: Sloop John B (Beach Boys) Holmes a Court… (continue) We won against Canterbury… Sea-eagles then the red V… We Shall Not Be Moved In ’67 and ’71 it was home… Tune: American Folk Song We’ve won 20 times… We shall not… We’ve won 20 tiiii-iiimes… We shall not be moved… Without changing our name… We shall not… We’ve won 20 times We shall not be moved… Not by the Saints, the Dogs or the Roosters.. This Badge Is Your Badge We shall not be moved Tune: This Land is Your Land This badge is your badge… Have You Heard Of South Sydney? This badge is my badge… Tune: Unknown Since 1908… Have you heard of the South Sydney Rabbitohs… Oh what a fine badge… Have you seen the red and green… This badge is sacred… Have you heard of the South Sydney Rabbitohs… No one will take it… They’re the greatest football team… Off the shirt of South Sydney FC For they have played in the north of England… Hando Said They have played in the USA… Tune: But th e greatest games in history… And Hando said… Were played out Redfern way… Jump into bed with me… He wasn’t having a laugh… For it’s a home of famous heroes… We did it for South Sydney… And the stories that were told… Of Ronny Coote and Bob McCarthy… and Mario…

And when my life is over… And death has left its mark… You can scatter al l of my ashes… On the slopes of Redfern Park

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We’re Going To Win The League Maximus in the Stand Tune: For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow Tune: Knick Knack Paddy Wack We’re going to win the league… Maximus in the Stand… We’re going to win the league… If you hear us clap your hands… And now you’re gonna believe us… With a knick knack paddy wack… And now you’re gonna believe us… Give a dog a bone… And now you’re gon na believe us… Help us bring South Sydney home… We’re going to win the league ANTI-DRAGONS SONGS Stand Up for the Rabbitohs Tune: Go West (Pet Shop Boys) Stand Up for the Rabbitohs… St George Illawarra Franchise Stand Up for the Rabbitohs… Tune: Flintstones Stand Up for the Rabbitohs… St George Illawarr a, they’re a tender loving Stand Up for the Rabbitohs family From the, town of Dapto The Epic They sold away their history Tune: Botany Bay South Sydney’s the team we all follow… Records, they are all just in the past The Pride of the league is our name… Trophies, they just sit and gather dust Come down, join the crew from the Burrow… St George Illawarra, they’re a Super League We’ll travel to every game… franchisee... FRANCHISEE! FRANCHISEE!

We sing all our songs with great passion… RUPERT MURCDOCHS – DRAGON ARMY! We’ll sing in the snow, rain and sun… RUPERT MURCDOCHS – DRAGON ARMY! And wait till that special old Sunday… RUPERT MURCDOCHS – DRAGON ARMY! When the Rabbitohs gets 21… RUPERT MURCDOCHS – DRAGON ARMY!

Oh if I was to see that great Sunday… 1 Premiership When premiership glory comes by… Tune: Oh Christmas Tree To see the red and green reign champions… 1 premiership, 1 premiership… I’ll sing all night long till sunrise… The Dragons have 1 premiership… So all my South Sydney fanaticals… You merged away your history… Let’s all sing this song till that day… 19 behind SSFC… And w hen it comes round we’ll all drink again… Singing ‘glory to Souths’ all the way…

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di -ty… Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ay … Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di -ty…

We’re bound for Homebush Bay

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The Burrow’s Players songs

Super Johnny Sutton Run Nathan Merritt Tune: B I N G O Tune: Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gumtree Super… Ohhh Nathan Merritt runs like a Ferrari… Super John Has g ot a side step like the letter Z… Super… Run Nathan Merritt… Super John Run Nathan Merritt… Super… Fast as hell is he Super John Super Johnny Sutton We All Agree Tune: Cielito Lindo Ohh Eddy Eddy We all agree… Tune: Son of My Father (Chicory Tip) is magic Ohh Eddy Eddy… We all agree… Eddy Eddy Eddy Eddy Pet tybourne… Roy Asotasi is magic Ohh Eddy Eddy…. Eddy Eddy Eddy Eddy Pettybourne 99 cent Beau Falloons

Tune: 99 Luft Balloons We Drink A Drink A Drink 99 cent Beau Falloons… Tune: Lily the Pink Na na na na na na na na…. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…. 99 cent Beau Falloons… We drink a drink a drink… Na na na na na na na na… To Sutton the King the King the King… He’s the wizard of our football team… He’s the greatest… Luke Stuart Ever 5/8 th … Tune: Unknown (at this stage) That the world has ever seen He hurts, he maims He’s got two first names Is A Tough Kiwi Luke Stuart, Luke Stuart [repeat x 1] Tune:

Issac Luke is a tough Kiwi… He’s not much bigger than a bonsai tree… Dylan Dylan Farrell Try and run at him and you will see… Tune: La Bumba You’ll never ever ever beat…Issac Dylan Dylan Farrell Dylan Dylan Farrell Is so much better than Shaun Kenny Dow -well Danny Glover’s Son Dylan Farrell, Dylan Farrell Tune: Knick Knack Paddy Wack That old man… In the one… Rhys is Danny Glover’s son… With a knick knack paddy wack… He doesn’t need a comb… Lethal Weapon bring us home…

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The Burrow’s Anti-Roosters Songs

Stand Up for the Rabbitohs Tune: Go West (Pet Shop Boys) ChimChimenee Stand Up, if you hate Roosters, stand up Tune: Mary Poppins Song If you hate Roosters, stand up, ChimChimenee… If you have Roosters stand up.. ChimChimenee… [repeat while standing and clapping] Chimchimcheree… We are the famous South Sydney FC… Cheer Up Chimchimenee… Tune: Daydream Believer Chimchimenee… Cheer up Braith Anasta… Chimchimcherue… Oh what can it mean… We hate the scum in the red, white and blue To a…South Sydney junior… In a…Shit football team Still Hate The Roosters

Tune: Guantanamera 12 Men Went To Bed Still hate the Roosters… Tune: One Man Went to Mow a Meadow You know we still hate the Roosters… One man went to bed… Still hate the Roosters… Went to bed with Anasta… You know we still hate the Roosters One man and his mobile phone… (can be sung for multiple teams) Went to bed with Anasta… Two men went to bed… In Y our Double Bay Slums Went to bed with Anasta… Tune: Two men, one man and his mobile phone… In your Double Bay slums… Went to bed with Anasta… In your Double Bay slums… Three men went to bed… You drive a Vitara and think it’s a Jeep… Went to bed with Anasta… You wont pay a toll ‘cause you’re too bloody Three men, two men, one man and his mobile cheap… phone…

Went to bed with Anasta… (continue) In your Double Bay slums…

In your Double Bay sl ums… We Hate Roosters You live in a shoe box 900 a week… Tune: You drink Bondi Blonde ‘cause you think its We hate Roosters oh we hate Roosters… boutique… We h ate Roosters oh we hate Roosters… We hate Roosters oh we hate Roosters… Oh I ’d rather be a Rabbit than a Cock We are the Rooster haters! Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain (can be sung for multiple teams) Oh I’d rather be a Rabbit than a Cock… Oh I’d rather be a Rabbit than a Cock… Oh I’d rather be a Rabbit… Oh I’d rather be a Rabbit… Oh I’d rather be a Rabbit than a Cock…

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Anti -Roosters songs cont.

The Roosters Family I’ll Always Travel Tune: The Addams Family Tune: I Still Call Home Their Sisters are their Mothers… I’ll always travel to support my team… Their Fathers are their Brothers… From Brisbane to Melbourne t o follow my They like to shag each other… dream… The Roosters family… But no matter how far and how wide I roam… Da-da-da-da… I still call the Roosters scum Da-da-da-da… Da-da-da-da… Mark Riddell Ate My Pie Da-da-da-da… Tune: H A P P Y Da-da-da-da… Mark Riddell ate my pie. Mark Riddell ate my pie, Their ground is a museum.. I know he did, I’m sure he did, Nobody goes to see ‘em… Mark Riddell ate my pie. You wouldn’t wanna be ‘em… The Roosters Family… Shit in the hallway Da-da-da-da… Tune: Guantanamera Da-da-da-da… Shit in the hallway, Da-da-da-da… You only shit in the halllllwayyyy, Da-da-da-da… You only shit in the hallway Da-da-da-da… (Repeat)

Their diseases are contagious… Their smell is quite outrageous… They haven’t washed for ages… The Roosters family… Da-da-da-da… Da-da-da-da… Da-da-da-da… Da-da-da-da… Da-da-da-da… (sung for multiple teams)

Away In A Manger Tune: Away in a Manger Away in a manger… No crib for a bed… The little lord Jesus said… ‘We hate Roosters, we hate Roosters, we hate Roosters, we hate Roosters’

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