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De-Generation Bee

16th January 2001, 22:47

As before, best songs sung etc

Martin

17th January 2001, 15:12

Hit him on the head with a baseball bat

This was revived, with the addition of 'Keegan', when Brentford played Newcastle in the First Division in 1992/93

saffrey

17th January 2001, 18:20

From the late seventies I guess:
To the tune of Blaydon Races:

"Oh, the lads, should've seen us coming,
red and white was everywhere, and everyone was running,
all the Watford Rookery had blood upon their faces,
all because they tried to take,
the Ealing Road head cases"

I mention only cos it's a popular folk-tune in Newcastle.

De-Generation Bee

17th January 2001, 18:22

Originally posted by saffrey:
From the late seventies I guess:
To the tune of Blaydon Races:

"Oh, the lads, should've seen us coming,
red and white was everywhere, and everyone was running,
all the Watford Rookery had blood upon their faces,
all because they tried to take,
the Ealing Road head cases"

I mention only cos it's a popular folk-tune in Newcastle.

Could someone inform an interested young bee why this song was sung? Something about the league cup matches in 79?

Jimbee

17th January 2001, 18:28

Not sure if this is 70's or 80's but will be familiar to most:

It was down in the town of Northampton,
That the most of the fighting was done,
It was down in the town of Northampton,
That he was shot by a Northampton gun,
And as he lay on the terraces dying,
With the blood gushing out of his head,(GUSH!,GUSH!)
As he lay on the terraces dying,
He turned to the New Road and said,
N-E-W-R-O-A-D, New Road,
B-rentford!, B-rentford!

Leicester Bee

17th January 2001, 18:58

I know this isn't 70's, but "Marcus Gayle got massive ????" was a classic, as was "talk about Pele" tribute to Jamie Bates. Don't forget Cheese Army though.

Mr Tree

18th January 2001, 01:28

Originally posted by Jimbee:
Not sure if this is 70's or 80's but will be familiar to most:

It was down in the town of Northampton,
That the most of the fighting was done,
It was down in the town of Northampton,
That he was shot by a Northampton gun,
And as he lay on the terraces dying,
With the blood gushing out of his head,(GUSH!,GUSH!)
As he lay on the terraces dying,
He turned to the New Road and said,
N-E-W-R-O-A-D, New Road,
B-rentford!, B-rentford!

without a doubt my fave bees song ever http://gpgrapevine.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

Streetboy

18th January 2001, 11:59

can anyone enligthen another young bee as to the history of these songs?
often i have joined in the singing of the watford rockery/northampton gun songs and wondered in marvel at the events that must have lead to their birth.
did watford get smashed trying to take the ealing road? did a new roader really get shot on the northampton terraces? or are these songs made of myth?
very curious...

'Ayes B

18th January 2001, 12:18

In the late 70's early 80's most chants were anti Watford as the hatred at the was on par with Spurs and Aresenal.

The Royal Oak/ New Road would always count down the number of weeks/ games to the next encounter with a chant like:

Four Weeks to Watford,
thers only Four weeks to Watford,
Four weeks to Watford,
there is only four weeks to Watford''

At the time, yellow silk scarves emblazoned with the words 'Watford ****ers' were sold on the streets around the ground. One can be seen in the Bees on TV video on the Royal Oak railings.

Other anti Watford songs were:
There turning Vicarage Road into a public lavatory,
There turning Vicarage Road into a public lavatory,
There turning Vicarage Road into a public lavatory,
and will P!55 right up the Walls,
****y, ****y Watford,
****y, ****y Watford,
****y, ****y Watford
and will P!55 right up the Walls''

Ron Greenwood was the England Manager at the time and Graham Taylor was at the helm at Watford and the Roayl Oak stood proud at the Brook Road end of the ground. Thus:

Elton John said to Ron Greenwood,
Have you heard of the Watford Rookery,
Ron said no, I don't think so,
But I've heard of the Brentford
Royal Oak

The following ditty was sung at most games

The famous Graham Taylor went to Rome to See the Pope,
The famous Graham Taylor went to Rome to See the Pope,
The famous Graham Taylor went to Rome to See the Pope,
and this is what he said,
£&^% off,
Who's that team they call the Brentford,
Who's that team we all adore,
Were the boys in Red and White,
and we love to sing and fight,
and were gonna show the world the way to score,
Bring on Tottenham and the Arsenal
Bring on Barcelona and Real Madrid,
Were the boys in Red and White,
and we love to sing and fight,
and Tottenham are just a bunch of ***'*

along with

Theres a cirus in the town, in the town
Elton John is a clown, is a clown
Theres Ross Jenkins and Luther Blissett too,
The last line is far to un PC to be repeated on here)

and of course

We hate Watford,
and we hate Watford,
We hate Watford,
and we hate Watford,
We hate Watford,
and we hate Watford,
We are the Watford Haters

When I was just,
A lit-tle boy,
My grand mother brought me,
A cute little toy,
A Watford fan,
On a piece if string,
she taught me to kick its £$(&!^6 head in,
Kick his 'ead in,
Kick his 'ead in,
She taught me to kick his £$(&!^6 head in

A dreaded song (always started by Chrisbee, if I recall) was 'Knees up Mother Brown', it had no Brentford connection but you would be carried in a human avelanche, with you feet not touching the floor, some twenty steps down the terracing until you came to rest agianst a crash barrier or a human wall.

Finnally
I was bor-awn (born)under a Royal Oak stand,
I was bor-awn (born) under a Royal Oak stand,
Boots were made for kicking,
a kick-king to kill,
and if you come up that Royal Oak stand
Your get to feel my steal

In a perverse way I think the anti Watford songs are what made the Royal Oak so great. Even the dourest of games had an atmosphere as once the first anti Watford ditty echoed around the rafters the rest were sure to follow.

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'Ayes B

18th January 2001, 13:27

We mustn't omit Hey Jude which was around in the mid/late seventies when I started to attend.

We didn't have many player songs but i do recall:

We've got Dougie, Dougie Alder on the wing, on the wing,
We've got Dougie, Dougie Alder on the wing, on the wing,
Doug-giee,
Doug-giee Alder
Doug-guie Alder on the Wi-ing
Doug-giee,
Doug-giee Alder
Doug-guie Alder on the Wing'

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'Ayes B

19th January 2001, 09:52

This ditty was sung whilst poggoing

4 were, the barmy,
Brent-ford army
la, la, lar, la, lar
4 were, the barmy,
Brent-ford army
la, la, lar, la, lar

saffrey

19th January 2001, 16:07

Originally posted by De-Generation Bee:
Could someone inform an interested young bee why this song was sung? Something about the league cup matches in 79?

According to Trandy's page (http://www.trandy.co.uk/index.htm), it's about a bit of "bother" in the late 70s. 1978 I think.

saffrey

19th January 2001, 16:08

'Ayes B

19th January 2001, 16:16

Originally posted by saffrey:
I would also like to know the origin of the Northampton song. Apparently it's just a myth, anyone else??

I think it was a Crewe fan who got shot in Northampton during the 1977-78 season, I'm probabnly wrong but I'm sure Chrisbee will remember

'Ayes B

19th January 2001, 16:43

Originally posted by Streetboy:
can anyone enligthen another young bee as to the history of these songs?
often i have joined in the singing of the watford rockery/northampton gun songs and wondered in marvel at the events that must have lead to their birth.
did watford get smashed trying to take the ealing road? did a new roader really get shot on the northampton terraces? or are these songs made of myth?
very curious...



At the time the Ealing Road was for the away fans, it had a capacity of between 5 and 7k (it was the same size but there were no restrictions on how long it would take to evacuate the ground). It was packed solid with Watford fans when all of a sudden the are behind the goal opened up (From the Royal Oak, all you could se was the crowd move nbacka nd teh grey circle of terracing surrounded by 5000 people. It was infact Brentford fans who had 'took' the away end.

Bigbee

19th January 2001, 16:52

To the tune of la lola

oo oo Jackie Graham,oo oo Jackie Graham,
he went round one ,two three and four,
and he made a **** of Bobby Moore,
oo oo Jackie Graham ,oo Jackie Graham

Streetboy

20th January 2001, 02:23

Originally posted by 'Ayes B:
At the time the Ealing Road was for the away fans, it had a capacity of between 5 and 7k (it was the same size but there were no restrictions on how long it would take to evacuate the ground). It was packed solid with Watford fans when all of a sudden the are behind the goal opened up (From the Royal Oak, all you could se was the crowd move nbacka nd teh grey circle of terracing surrounded by 5000 people. It was infact Brentford fans who had 'took' the away end. 
Cheers! curiosity partly satisfied. maybe a crewe fan could enlighten us as to the northampton gun song if it was in fact one of theirs that got shot? any railwaymen visit the board?

keefor

20th January 2001, 16:28

'Harry Roberts is our friend'

I know this used to be sung at quite a few grounds around the country. Does anybody remember if this serenade to the police was sung at Griffin Park?

'Ayes B

24th January 2001, 11:30

Originally posted by keefor:
'Harry Roberts is our friend'

I know this used to be sung at quite a few grounds around the country. Does anybody remember if this serenade to the police was sung at Griffin Park?

yes on numerous occaissions

During most games the police would walk around the pitch, probably to thier tea bar for refs (u can see I watch the Bill) and without fail the crowd, pensionersan all would sing their marching song

der-lud, de-luhd,
der-lud, de-luhd,
der-der-lud, der,
der-der-lud, der,
der-lud, de-luhd,
der-lud, de-luhd,
der-der-de-der
der-der

'Ayes B

24th January 2001, 11:37

Supporters used to be able to move freely around the ground and would often view the first half from the Ealing Road (mixed in with the away fans)

In the paddock (what did we call it then) or from the New Road.

In the second half, there would be a mass migration onto the slopes of the Oak.

The supporters from the New Road would enter singing their 'battle cry'

N,
EE,
Double Ewe,
are,
oh,
hay,
Dee,
NEW ROAD