I understand this one comes from the 70s :

[iWho’s that team we call the Loiners ?
Who’s that team we all adore ?
It’s the boys who wear the blue,
With the hoops of amber too,
And they’re out to show the rest what they can do.

So bring on your Wigan and St Helens,
Widnes, Warrington too,
They can try with all their might,
But be beaten out of sight,
By the lads who wear the amber and the blue.

Graham Murray has an army,
Iestyn Harris has a dream,
They’ll go down in history,
When they march to Wembley,
And the Loiners win a famous victory.

So here’s good luck to all you Loiners,
Here’s good luck to me and you.
For throughout the rugby game,
We will immortalize the name,
Of the boys who wear the amber and the blue. [/i

Albeit with an amended verse for the 1999 final ...

Here's another one which again, I think dates from the mid-70s ... The important part of this one is that the first few verses are spoken and not 'sung' :

(For those of you who are not sure of the tune, may I suggest a certain video-sharing website and search for a clip of a certain ex-Radio 2 Irish DJ and his No.1 single related to the Cornish town of Helston ?)

[i<spoken>
I went for a stroll one summer’s day,
I went for a stroll up Headingley way,
In to the social club I came,
Where they play that dreaded bingo game,
The committee man said “You get out”
“We don’t want you Leeds fans about”
So, I went to the South Stand bar to cheer up,
Paid my money and supped my beer up,
When a rousing noise came from above ….

<Sung – Tune : Floral Dance>
I thought I could hear the glorious tone,
Of the Leeds fans singing in the South Stand zone,
Laughing, cheering one and all,
The greatest team with the oval ball,
Victory is all we want,
So all together with the Loiners chant …. [/i

Here's the words as I know them :

[iKeep right on to the end of the road,
Keep right on to the end,
Though the way be long,
Let your heart be strong,
Keep right on to the end.
Though you’re tired and weary,
Still journey on,
Till you come to your happy abode,
Where all you love,
You’ll be dreaming of,
Will be there,
At the end of the road. [/i

At the end, the song then goes in to a chant of 'Loiners, Lioners, Lioners...'

There used to be a lot of "Yorkshire...Yorkshire" chants when playing Lancs teams. Then there were the ones specific to other teams - Old Faithful and Red Robin come to mind.

Sorry if mentioned, but to the tune of Que Sera Sera with lines like "Go wash your mouth out son, and go get your father's gun, we'll go get the X scum, que sera sera" (I can never remember song words, sorry).

They still sing that - can't stand it, it's too braindead for me.

There also used to be a lot more repeated grunting of "Get into 'em".

See I quite like the 'Wash your mout out son' song, although it could be seen as being braindead, I think it's just a light hearted dig at the opposition. It's not aimed at being offensive, or literal, and raises the atmosphere, but I understand where you are coming from.

I hate the 'Get into em' song. I dont remember this being sung in the 80's,90's and is probably more recent song. It's not as bad as the monsterous 'Lets go f*cking mental na naaa naa na' song though. That one is horrendous, and in my opinion is probably influenced by the football fan mentality of some of our newer fans (luckily it doesnt get sung that often).

One with a bit of swearing I always used to chuckle at, and that with a bit of luck we could use this weekend (although with the amount of women and kids that will be there it might not be appropriate) is....... Wigan, Wigan, who the f*ck are Wigan....

Here's another one we've not had for a while (and IMO, far more subtle than any self-abuse references) :

[iOh my ... What a referee,
What a referee,
What a referee,
Oh my ! What a referee …
His little wooden whistle wouldn’t whistle.

<< The last line can be added to with lines like s**thouse, cheat etc. which are shouted rather than chanted >>[/i

There is a song that use the tune to Que Sera Sera , heard the Southstanders trying sing it at the Cas game but they didnt seem to know the words which are :-

Tell me mam , me mam I wont be in for tea
I'm going to WEMBLEY !! Tell me mam , me mam !!

An old Leeds United chant that could easily be adapted is :-

His eyes they shone like diamonds as they lifted the cup from the stand and then there stood ' Kevin Sinfield:
with the Silver cup in his hand !!

I Sang For The Loiners When The Sky Turned Black
It's Hard To Sing With A Hull Fan On Your Back
They Buried My Body And They Thought I'd Gone
But I Am A Loiner And I Still Sing On

Sing Sing Wherever You May Be
We Are The Leeds RLFC
And We'll Lead You On Wherever You May Be
And We'll Lead You All Down To Wem-Ber-Lee

Dicko..... Mad Fecker!

It may be a good time for the flag to return!, it may just cover all the Leeds fans up in the stadium if things get to bad.

The problem with the "wash your mouth out son" song is that it's sang to reguarly and at totally insignificant teams. It should just be reserved for Weegan & Hull.

The "Get into em" song originated on the terraces of Thrumhall from memory, terrible song.

Now I know it's not old and it is probably classed as crude by the 'easily-offended brigade' but this one always gets me laughing!

Ohhhhhhh he's got a really massive c*ck, Peacock, Peacock
It's bigger than a rugby sock, Peacock, Peacock
He's shagged your Mum and now she's dead
He waives his c*ck around his head
Jamie Peacock, Rhinos number 10

Almost got it right... edited



And the "Everywhere we go" chant is still done at the majority of games too. The one that I always remember from my youth that I havent heard in years is the "Super Leeds *clap, clap, clap*" chant. Plain and simple but it was the 1st chant I ever heard at Headingley as a kid so sticks in my mind.

"Every where we go" used to be started off by a bloke with the loudest voice in the world. He used to start most of the songs in the early 90's. If you watch any old Sky recordings you can hear him clear as anything.

Aye, i remember when the songs were started by men (not boys who are obsessed with swears and willies)

This old chestnut again . We should have a gathering of the singers and sort out some new ones . Believe it or not , there are people in the north stand that want to sing , but dont know the words , so can't join in . We should get the songs sorted , and printed in the matchday programme . I have seen it done in other teams' programmes .

An off-season project , and a good excuse for a few beers maybe ?

Now I don't suggest we get as lame as the pie-eaters but I did come across a section on one of their fan sites a few years back that had all their songs and lyrics in one place. Could be an idea for here? It could become a weekly feature to replace Damo's bit

.

O/T but I would love Wigan to adopt [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KRsrFySe9Qthis song[/url.

I think Keep right on to the end of the road started in 1957 cup campaign and Ive also heard it was borrowed from Birmingham city AFC who used it in their 1956 cup winning year

i think you should sing" always look on the bright side". i think it will be be the heaviest ever rugby league final victory. possibly 60 points to 10. to Wigan.

Would that score mean the best team lost ? Or for that to be the case does the score have to be closer or wider . say .. ermmmm .. 10-8 , or 56-0 ? ? ? ?

Great idea if you ask me.

Hmmm ... The Admiralty's South Stand Song Book ?