OK, here's another go, with a couple ammendments to match the words in a book we have.


On The Ball City

In the days to call, which we have left behind,
Our boyhood's glorious game,
And our youthful vigour has declined
With its mirth and its lonesome end;
You will think of the time, the happy time,
Its memories fond recall
When in the bloom of your youthful prime
We've kept upon the ball.

Chorus:
Kick off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo win or die;
On the ball City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now's your chance,
Hurrah! We've scored a goal

Let all tonight then drink with me
To the football game we love,
And wish it may be successful be
As other games of old,
And in one grand united toast
Join player, game and song,
And fondly pledge your pride and toast,
Success to the City club.

Words taken from "Canary Citizens - Centenary Edition", Jarrolds Publishing.

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I have never heard a tune to the verses and my father who has supported Norwich and gone to matches since he was a young child and is now in his 70s has no recollection of ever hearing it sung. Here is the chorus.

X:1
T:On The Ball City
M:4/4
L:1/4
Z:Jon Freeman
N:From memory. Chorus only.
K:C
E E E2 | E E E2 | E E D | C B,2 D2|
w:Kick it off, throw it in, have a lit-tle scrim-mage.
D D D2 | D D D2 | D2 D2 | G G G2|
w:Keep it low splen-did rush, bra-vo win or die.
G3/ G/ G2 | E/ G3/-G2 | F E D C | B, A, G,2 |
w: On the ball Ci-ty,_ ne-ver mind the da-n-ger
A,/ B,/ C3|D/ E/ F3 |A G E D-|D C/ C3 |]
w:Stea-dy on. now's your chance. Hur-rah! we've scored_ a goal.