Discussion of Forest songs

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Below is discussion by various members of the Forest mailing list with lyrics to many of the more popular songs, any corrections/additions would be most welcome
When the teams come out, it's straight down to individual worship. Pearce is always first and usually the loudest, everyone just yells "Psycho, Psycho, Psycho...." The man himself apparently rather likes this, he says it gets him wound up for the game, and he acknowledges it vigourously with a double clenched fist salute. The fans usually go through some or even all of the other players. Most of the rest just get their names chanted orsomething along the lines of "There's only one ....insert name here"
During the game, many chants are simplistic and dictated by whats happening on the pitch and who the opposition is. Regulars are "Nottingham, Nottingham ... repeat" and the "I oh" song which goes something like:

I oh, I oh we are the Forest boys
we are the best team in the land
which no one can deny
We all follow the Forest
repeat.

It used to be ...we are the Trent End boys, but Forest boys appears to have taken over, not sure what the girls think about that, however there are songs that the ladies will find more objectionable than that one.

Another popular one is the Forest ever Forest one, but I only know the second verse (like most most folks) sung to tune of "Land of Hope & Glory"
First verse
Forest, ever Forest
...
...
Second verse
Through the seasons before us
down through history
We will follow the Forest
unto victory

Forest fans adapted the McCartney song "Mull of Kintyre" to fit the following lyrics:

Far have we travelled
and much have we seen
Goodison, Anfield are places we've been
Maine Road, Old Trafford still echo to the sounds
of the boys in the Red shirts from City Ground
City Ground,
oh mist rolling in from the Trent
my desire is always to be there
on City Ground

Frank Clarks Red & White Army.... repeat

Stevie Stone, Stevie Stone, he's got no hair, but we don't care, Stevie, Stevie Stone.

Bruno, Bruno... repeat (for Des Lyttle)

Ooooooh Mark Crossley (some people prefer Shoooooot Mark Crossley :-)

Psycho is our leader... repeat

Then there's all the anti-derby stuff as in
We hate Derby and we hate Derby
We hate Derby and we hate Derby
we are the Derby haters
Sheep, sheep, sheepshaggers
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

My old man, said be a Derby fan, I said "no thanks I rather not" The bit in quotes is put somewhat more strongly if you see what I mean :-)
(ie F*** off,B*******, you're a c***)

When Ian Bowyer scores a goal
you can shove your Hector up your 'ole
and we'll all go wild when Derby go down again
when Derby go down again, again, we'll sing, we'll sing
repeat.

One of my particular favorites that doesn't seem to get an airing nowadays when we play Liverpool was
I'd rather be a muppet than a scouse. repeat many many times
Plus everyone's favorite anti-scouse theme, change the words of 'their' anthem "You'll never walk alone"
Sign on, sign on
with a pen in your hand
and you'll never work again
you'll never work again

Other popular one liners recently chanted at any opposition (Man Utd included)
You're going down with the Leicester or
You're going down to play the Derby or just plain
going down, going down mainly at real relegation candidates.

(To the tune of away in a manger !!!!)
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little lord Jesus
Woke up and he said...
(to the the tune of 'The we hate so and so song')
...We hate Derby and We hate Derby
REPEAT etc

On the subject of songs how about.....
Gippo....Gippo...Gippo.....
and "Where's your Caravan.... where's your caravan" to the tune of "Where's your mama gone?""
These are normally directed at opposing players of "gipsy" appearance, i.e. Terry Hurlock or Ian Bishop.

We in the trent end often used to sing:

Oh Notingham, Oh Nottingham
Oh Nottingham is full of fun
Its full of t*ts, f*nny and FOREST
Oh Nottingham is full of fun

The lyrics of the Forest (Hit) single
"We've got the Whole World in our Hands."

(Trent End chant) We all agree Nottingham Forest are magic, are magic, are magic, etc (Fade out chant, fade in music)

Chorus
We've got the whole world in our hands
We've got the whole wide world in our hands
We've got the whole world in our hands
We've got the whole world in our hands.

We've got the best team in the land
We've got the best damn team in the land
We've got the beat team in the land
We've got the beat team in the land.

There's Tony and Robbo and Martin O'Neil
There's Spider and Needham they'll never yield
There's Archie the Gemmill all over the field
We've got the best team in the land.

(Chorus)
There's Colin and Withe(y) and Larry Lloyd too
McGovern and Burns(y) their pushing them through
And Peter the keeper with nothing to do
We've got the best team in the land.

We're gonna win
We're gonna win everything
So stand up and and sing for Clough(y) the king
(Trent End chant: Cloughy, Cloughy, Cloughy..)

(Chorus)
Peter Taylor and Ian and Johnny O'Hare
Jimmy the trainer he's taking good care
Know one can stop us they wouldn't dare
We've got the best team in the land

(Chorus)
We've got the best team in the land
We've got the best damn team etc, etc.
"Yarwood, follow that!" (Spoken by Brian Clough)

(Chorus)
(Fade out with Trent End chant: City Ground oh mist rolling in from the Trent. My desire...)

I seem to recall a song from when I used to go in the late eighties which was sung to the turn of "Theres a tavern in the town"

There's a fracas in the town
Robert maxwell is a clown
And Arthur Cox has got the f***ing pox,
Derby County going down (going down)

and also, who could ever forget
In your Liverpool slums
In your Liverpool slums
You rake in the dustbin for something to eat
You find a dead rat and you think its a treat
In your Liverpool slums

although that is more of a universal chant.

Then there is the Trent end version of Rangers's Billy Boys which is sung to the tune of "Marching through Georgia"

Hallo Hallo we are the Trent end boys
Hallo Hallo you'll know us by our noise
We are the best team in the land
That no one can deny
We will follow the Forest

Another humorous one was from Villa Park where we (used to) stand in front of the junior Villa section whos high-pitched whines of "Villa, Villa" were met with a resounding chorous of "Back to school on Monday".

Carrying on the Pyscho songs (mostly mid to late 80's), here are some more:-

'Psycho's going to get you' was 'Pyscho's got you're number'
Then there was:-

'I said Psycho, he said "What?", I said Pyscho, he said "What?", I said break his legs!'

Another favourite is this-
'Gimme an E, E E,
Gimme an E, E E,
Gimme an E, E E,
What have you got? EEEEEEEEEEEEEE'
This often had assistance from Crossley (of 'Norman, give us a twist' fame)

If anyone is interested in football chants, I suggest reading 'Dick's Out!', by I can't remember who. I don't think it's comprehensive but it's quite amusing.

Another favourite is the 'shit' chant. Used to great effect in all four home games this season. Though it may be slightly moronistic, it really winds the away fans up with us being so close to them. It starts with the away fans singing....
'United/Leicester/The Wednesday/Rangers' (delete as appropriate) to which the Reds reply....'shit'
'United'...shit
'United'...shit. and so until the away fans shut up and theres just cries of 'shit, shit, shit, shit' throuhgout the lower Bridgeford.
The old songs may have had much inovative but I'm sure the atmosphere today is as good as ever.

I heard one song which was an adaptation of last season's chant of "We are going up, I said we are going up." It was at the pre-season game at Leyton Orient, where Forest were playing really badly. Amongst the mutterings of discontentment and pessimism on the terrace, someone started a chant of "We are staying up, I said we are staying up" delivered with perfect irony.
Once again, it was funny at the time.

I quite like the following chant which I've heard directed at Robert Rosario and Crossley... "Who needs Cantona when you've got fat Bob (Mark)".

.. oh and the "Cam and get yer peanats" whenever any cockneys were at the City Ground

You are my forest, my only forest
you make me happy
when skies are grey
you'll never know now, how much I love you
please don't take my forest away.

REPEAT.
I also like the mock cockney renditions of one-nil. (wan-nil).

The anthem Forest fans have adopted is the Righteous Brothers hit "You've lost that lovin' feeling"

You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips.
And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips.
You're trying hard not to show it, (baby).
But baby, baby I know it..

You've lost that lovin' feeling,
Whoa, that lovin' feeling,
You've lost that lovin' feeling,
Now it's gone...gone...gone...wooooooh.

Now there's no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you.
And now your're starting to critisize little things I do.

It makes me just feel like crying, (baby).
'Cause baby, something in you is dying.

You lost that lovin' feeling,
Whoa, that lovin' feeling,
You've lost that lovin' feeling,
Now it's gone...gone...gone...woooooah

Baby, baby, I get down on my knees for you.

If you would only love me like you used to do, yeah.

We had a love...a love...a love you don't find everyday.

So don't...don't...don't...don't let it slip away.

Baby (baby), baby (baby),
I beg of you please...please,
I need your love (I need your love), I need your love (I need your love),
So bring it on back (So bring it on back), Bring it on back (so bring it on back).

Bring back that lovin' feeling, Bring back that lovin' feeling,
'Cause it's gone...gone...gone,
and I can't go on,
noooo...

Bring back that lovin' feeling,
Whoa, that lovin' feeling
Bring back that lovin' feeling,
'Cause it's gone...gone...