Poor Scouser Tommy

"Poor Scouser Tommy" is a popular chant/song by the fans of Liverpool FC.Fact|date=August 2008 It dates back to the 1960s when Bill Shankly was manager of the club, although it has been updated with an extra verse commemorating Ian Rush's four goals in a 5-0 victory over Everton in 1982.Fact|date=August 2008 The first verses are to the tune of "Red River Valley" the second part is to the tune of "The Sash."

Lyrics

:Can I tell you the story of a poor boy:Who was sent far away from his home:To fight for his king and his country:And also the old folks back home

:Now they put him in a Highland division:Sent him off to a far foreign land:Where the flies flew around in their thousands:And there's nothing to see but the sand

:Well the battle started next morning:Under the Arabian* sun:I remember that poor Scouser Tommy:Who was shot by an old nazi gun

:As he lay on the battle field dying (dying dying):With the blood gushing out of his head:As he lay on the battle field dying (dying dying):These were the last words he said...

:Oh... I am a Liverpudlian:I come from the Spion Kop:I love to sing, I love to shout:I get thrown out quite a lot*

:We support the team thats dressed in Red:A team that you all know:A team that we call Liverpool:And to glory we will go

:We've won the League, we've won the Cup:We've been to Europe too:We played the toffees for a laugh:And we left them feeling blue - Five Nil!

:One two:One two three:One two three four:Five nil!

:Rush scored one:Rush scored two:Rush scored three:And Rush scored four:Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

:All You Need Is Rush, de de de de de:All You Need Is Rush, de de de de de:All You Need Is Rush, Rush,:Rush Is All You Need.

** There is constant debate about whether the words should be "Arabian sun", "Libyan sun" or "radiant sun"
** There is also a debate over whether the words should be "I go there quite a lot" or "I get thrown out quite a lot"

References

External links

* [http://www.walkonlfc.com/lfc_songs.htm Official site of the Liverpool Supporters Club] - songs