Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)

Subject: Help naming this song
From: GUEST,Anton
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 04:24 PM

It was played at the old firm game on Sunday before the game started, it's not "You'll Never Walk Alone" or the Celtic Song.

It has the lyrics

"I wore the crest upon my chest/breast" and "The green and white upon my chest"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Help naming this song
From: GUEST,Anton
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 05:48 PM

Please I really want the name of this song.

Thanks in advance.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Help naming this song
From: Sorcha
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 06:30 PM

I'm not having any luck, but then I don't know what the "old firm game on Sunday" was either.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Help naming this song
From: Quincy
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 07:07 PM

Sorcha, I've tried too.......got nothing yet! The old firm game is the football match between Rangers and Celtic.....both Glasgow teams.

Anton...can you remember anything else at all about it....was it sung to a well known tune like alot of the other supporter songs are?

Yvonne

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Help naming this song
From: Sorcha
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 07:16 PM

I got a lot of stuff about Tolkien and Erandil, but no lyrics. It's not an Offical Team song?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Help naming this song
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 11:46 AM

I finally found the Celtic's home site, and several others dedicated to them, and nothing. I think we need a JoeClone to re title the thread, so that the football fans can see it.

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 02:01 PM

I put a new, more specific title on this thread, and I hope it draws an answer.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Nynia
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 03:31 PM

Hi Anton, do you mean the one that goes...

Oh it's a grand old team to play for,
It's a grand old team to see
And if you know your history....etc

They usually crank out a crackly old recording of that at the start of games, usually immediately after "You'll never walk alone" which they enter the stadium to. Many club's fans sing a version of this but if you are planning to sing the Celtic version i'd advise you to be extremely careful of your audience. It could get your throat cut in Govan for instance.

I'm afraid my serces for the complete lyrics bombed out too. There are Celtic CD's on their main webpage, but they don't give track listings, i'd expect it to be on the anthems CD though.

All the best,


Nynia.

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Nynia
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 03:33 PM

Ooops .......searches


Nynia.

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Jimmy C
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 03:56 PM

Anton,

I missed the Sunday game but there is a Celtic Supporters Club not far from where I live. I will ask some of the Bhoys when I see them.

BTW - You're not Rogan by any chance ?.

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Big Tim
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 04:58 PM

We wuz robbed. F.Ricksen !!!! (sorry Rangers friends)

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: GUEST,Annegi
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 05:23 PM

My son - who is a fan - tells me its a new song written by 'Celtic' about Martin O'Neill - unfortunately he doesn't know the name of it.

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 05:30 PM

Nynia, nope, it's not that one either. Found several sets of lyrics for diff. teams, and neither phrase is in it.

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Tony in Sweden
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 08:44 AM

Hi Anton,
Can't help with the lyrics, but the song's called "Four Leaf Clover",and it's by The Peatdiggers and Peter Barry.
If you find the lyrics you can send them to me.
HAIL HAIL
Tony

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: John Nolan
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 10:06 PM

Nynia: the title of your song given above is "Fritz" or in full - "Fritz a grand auld tae play fer..."

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Sorcha
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 10:58 PM

No lyrics yet, but Four Leaf Clover is on the anthems CD, which I found for sale here.

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: GUEST,Willie Keane
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 08:04 PM

It's the same tune/song - but different lyrics to the song about the 1957 scottish League Cup Final when Celtic beat Rangers 7-1...

"Oh what joy.....(Don't know that bit) Celtic 7 Rangers 1...

Still that's not much help I suppose.

Willie. http://www.TamesideEmeraldCSC.org.uk

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: pict
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:18 PM

"Can you hear the Rangers sing?no-oh no-oh" "and if you knew the history oh it's enough to make your heart go oh-oh-oh.oh" about bloody time too.

Celtic fans are good at coming up with parodies of famous songs like Terry Tacks "Seasons in the sun"

"We had joy we had fun we beat Rangers 7-1"

or to the tune of Gauntanamera

"There's only one Glasgow Celtic,one Glasgow Ce-e-e-ltic"

smirk :)smirk;) rubbin' it in:)

Subject: ADD: Four Leaf Clover - from Old Firm Game
From: LYRIC
Date: 16 Feb 01 - 05:53 PM

Hi there, i had this song in my collection, i hope it is the right one,

if you need anymore you can contact me at

[e-mail]

slainte, lyric

FOUR LEAF CLOVER

With a four leaf clover on my breast
And the green and white upon my chest
It's such a joy for us to see
For they play football the Celtic way

It's been ten years long time indeed
We stood with pride and took defeat
Our beloved team, our ancient ground
Has been rebuilt, a club reborn

With a four leaf clover on my breast

McCann he rode the winds of change
The things he brought will long remain
A phoenix rising, a house of steel
With sixty thousand Celtic dreams

With a four leaf clover on my breast

The work is done and the stage is set
Those Celtic dreams will now be met
In a sea of green we're here today
To sit and watch the champions play

With a four leaf clover on my breast

Song for the Bhoys

(Written by Devers/Barry)

Line Breaks <br> added.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Need Help naming song from Old Firm Game (Glasgow)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Feb 01 - 05:51 PM

Say, Anton - please let us know that you've seen this thread. Looks like we finally came up with the song you were looking for.

-Joe Offer-