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Post by northseagas on Mar 11, 2016 6:05:44 GMT
Who's the coppers looking for Harry Roberts Harry Roberts Who's the coppers looking for Harry Ro oh berts Pretty obscure eh The Harry Roberts thing is a millwall song They sing it about the triple police killer in London in 1966 Would you expect anything else from that lot
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Post by bs9trymer on Mar 11, 2016 7:07:29 GMT
Can you hear the city sing ? NO NO Can you hear the city sing ? NO NO Can you hear the city sing cos I cant hear a ***g thing
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Post by garystash on Mar 11, 2016 7:32:20 GMT
To the tune of "You are my sunshine"
You are my rovers My only rovers You make me happy When skies are grey (and blue and white) You'll never notice how much I love you Please don't take my rovers away Na na na na na Na na na na na ...
And who could forget the lyrical masterpiece:
Oh, we hate city and we hate city We hate city and we hate city We hate city and we hate city We are the city, haters!
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Post by cheniesgas on Mar 11, 2016 7:53:16 GMT
This used to make me laugh as a kid:
Who are the people? We are the people Who are the scum? They are the scum
Scum ddiddy scum scum, scum scum.
This was not sung to a tune, but chanted.The latter line chanted quickly rather like a cartoon ending.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 8:31:07 GMT
I'm a knocked kneed chicken I'm a bow legged hen I ain't bin so happy since I don't know when You walk with a wiggle and a wiggle and a wren Doing the tote end boot walk We are the tote end boot boys
Interesting, cos when I was on the tote I knew the words as
I'm a bow legged chicken I'm a knock kneed hen I ain't been so happy since I don't know when I walk with a wiggle, and I wiggle when I walk Doing the tote end boot walk na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na Doing the tote end boot walk
I may be a fussy git (and I guess it's possible that my words are wrong) but it gets my goat when people sing the 4th line wrong all the time.
I chap I worked with from south Africa used to sing the rhyme at school. His words were "swim with a wiggle and I wiggle when I walk"
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Post by roverstillidie on Mar 11, 2016 8:43:19 GMT
Who's the coppers looking for Harry Roberts Harry Roberts Who's the coppers looking for Harry Ro oh berts Pretty obscure eh Never heard that one and excuse my ignorance, but was that chant to taunt the coppers when they were after him back in the 60's? Bit like the Leeds fans taunted Yoks Police when they were after Sutcliffe?
Bit random I know,but my old man was working actually working with Harry Roberts when he got arrested for killing the copper. He was labouring on Fathers brickie gang and apparently he used to turn up on site in a black Bentley and a suit, change into his site clothes then start work. He even bought Father a wedding present.
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Post by francegas on Mar 11, 2016 9:22:00 GMT
Remember standing on the Tote and the old "Swapshop, Tiswas " was chanted followed by the opposing groups running at each other and beating the crap out of each other!
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Post by francegas on Mar 11, 2016 9:26:27 GMT
Sung at away pubs when playing a top flight team in the cup
"Cheer up Fulham FC (or who ever we were playing) You ain't got no history one watney cup and the old division 3 that's what we call history"
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Post by midlandgas213 on Mar 11, 2016 9:37:16 GMT
Interesting, cos when I was on the tote I knew the words as
I'm a bow legged chicken I'm a knock kneed hen I ain't been so happy since I don't know when I walk with a wiggle, and I wiggle when I walk Doing the tote end boot walk na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na Doing the tote end boot walk
I may be a fussy git (and I guess it's possible that my words are wrong) but it gets my goat when people sing the 4th line wrong all the time.
with you on this Scooby - that's how I remember it. Hey don't take the p**s Im an old tote ender and could not remember all the words but I knew if I put the basis up there someone would put it right at least im not the only one who remembers it
the other one I remember some of the words is about going to brighton where we sang we shag your women and drink your bear and wreck your effin pier anyone remember the full song
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Post by bs10er on Mar 11, 2016 11:17:39 GMT
When a storm blew a piece of roofing off the Dolman Stand at A G "Cities stand is falling down,falling down Build it up in blue and white" etc.
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Post by pirateman on Mar 11, 2016 11:51:24 GMT
Who's the coppers looking for Harry Roberts Harry Roberts Who's the coppers looking for Harry Ro oh berts Pretty obscure eh The Harry Roberts thing is a millwall song They sing it about the triple police killer in London in 1966 Would you expect anything else from that lot It was sung at least once on the Tote, when the Old Bill were moving amongst the crowd trying to pull someone out. More of a favourite in that situation though was 'Copper, where's your helmet' as the helmet or helmets were being chucked around the Tote.
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Post by kentgas on Mar 11, 2016 11:59:15 GMT
Who's the coppers looking for Harry Roberts Harry Roberts Who's the coppers looking for Harry Ro oh berts Pretty obscure eh The Harry Roberts thing is a millwall song They sing it about the triple police killer in London in 1966 Would you expect anything else from that lot To the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down: Harry Roberts is our friend, is our friend Harry Roberts is our friend He kills coppers
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Post by scoobydoogas on Mar 11, 2016 12:11:57 GMT
You're a bastard You're a bastard You're a bastard, referee Who's your father, you ain't got one You're a bastard, referee
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Post by scoobydoogas on Mar 11, 2016 12:26:40 GMT
I think what happens over time is that fans like to listen to the older songs in particular but maybe don't take the time to avail themselves of the correct words. They then repeat what they have heard others sing. We are all guilty of hearing what we want to hear rather than what is actually said, and where we are unsure our brains try to interpret the sound as best it can. Hence, over time, a process of chinese whispers results in words getting lost, misinterpreted or replaced with a best guess. In reverse, I sometimes hear a song that appears to be quite new but I can't make out all the words that are being sung.
Maybe, someone who has the time could undertake an exercise to compile a list of all Rovers songs (old and current), get agreement on the correct words and then publish a book of them. It would certainly enable people to sing together and all sing the correct words. It would also likely promote a wider variety of songs to be sung at matches as people would see new songs in the book that they like or be reminded of words to songs that they had forgotten.
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Post by wutangkillerbees on Mar 11, 2016 12:30:17 GMT
Remember about ten years ago a few trying to get this started
In the town, where I was born Was a team, to go and see So we drink, ten pints of natch Then go off, to watch the gas We all water in a red and white hat, a red and white hat etc etc
Also some old bloke singing tiptoe through the tote end, but lords knows what the words were
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Post by wutangkillerbees on Mar 11, 2016 12:31:14 GMT
We're guna rock down to, Filton Avenue, and take the rovers higher!
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Post by dragonfly on Mar 11, 2016 13:43:55 GMT
Anyone remember the Police Sergeant with a moustache slightly wider than Adolph Hitler's who used to stand in amongst us at the Tote End ? One match in the late 60's he was there with PC's either side when the Tote erupted to "Dixon Of Dock Green" and they just stood there and took it.
Who's that C--- with the helmet on - Dixon, Dixon ? Who's that C--- with the helmet on - Dixon of Dock Green. On the beat all day, On the wife all night. Who's that C--- with the helmet on ? Dixon of Dock Green oi.!!!
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Post by justin blue on Mar 11, 2016 13:55:48 GMT
Here's a blast from the past:
When I was young my father said son I have something to say And what he told me I'll never forget untill my dying day He said son you are a Rovers fan and that's the way you'll stay Son you'll be a Rovers fan untill your dying day.
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Post by midlandgas213 on Mar 11, 2016 14:09:08 GMT
Here's a blast from the past: When I was young my father said son I have something to say And what he told me I'll never forget untill my dying day He said son you are a Rovers fan and that's the way you'll stay Son you'll be a Rovers fan untill your dying day. yes forgot all about that one
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Post by pirateman on Mar 11, 2016 14:26:40 GMT
Remember about ten years ago a few trying to get this started In the town, where I was born Was a team, to go and see So we drink, ten pints of natch Then go off, to watch the gas We all p**s in a red and white hat, a red and white hat etc etc Also some old bloke singing tiptoe through the tote end, but lords knows what the words were Tiptoe through the Tote End with your razor and your hobnail boots on
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