Hi everyone,
Here’s my two cents worth: What about using “I’m a believer” by the Monkees. Should be possible to keep most of the words, just change a few to link it to football and the ‘Nix (there's even a bit about the rain in there). Most of us older guys will know the song, and most of the young’uns have seen the movie Shrek. We have many chants, but not many sing-along-songs. I thought about this after listening to West Ham’s bubble song during the Football United games – it may be a silly song, but it created heaps of atmosphere. It would go something like this:
[verse1]
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me.
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
Then I saw the ‘Nix, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave them if I tried.
[verse2]
I thought love was more or less a given thing,
Seems the more I gave the less I got.
What's the use in tryin'?
All you get is pain.
When I needed sunshine I got rain.
Then I saw the ‘Nix, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave them if I tried...