songs from the 60,s

[the dons]

Anyone remember this.

WE FOLLOW DONNY ROVERS ,
THE ROVERS FOLLOW US,
WE FOLLOW THEM ALL OVER,
IN A YORKSHIRE TRACTION BUS
WE FOLLOW THEM TO TORQUAY,BOURNEMOUTH,BRIGHTON TO,
WHERE EVER YOUR PLAYING ROVERS WE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU.

[idler]

Vaguely remember it among a few others.
Happy days in the 60s. Maybe not 1966/67 though. Some grim away trips and journeys home that season.

[rover-n-out]

I thought this might be good for a terrace song. To the tune of Manfred Mann's "The Mighty Quinn". The drummer could set the tempo on his bass drum, then sing the chorus......
"Come all let's shout, come all let's scream,
Cos' Donny Rovers are our mighty team" keep repeating.
Theres only 4 lines to each verse, so maybe somebody could come up with some Rovers related lyrics.

[drfchound]

I thought this might be good for a terrace song. To the tune of Manfred Mann's "The Mighty Quinn". The drummer could set the tempo on his bass drum, then sing the chorus......
"Come all let's shout, come all let's scream,
Cos' Donny Rovers are our mighty team" keep repeating.
Theres only 4 lines to each verse, so maybe somebody could come up with some Rovers related lyrics.

Four lines on repeat is plenty idler.
It is more likely to catch on.

[drfchound]

Anyone remember this.

WE FOLLOW DONNY ROVERS ,
THE ROVERS FOLLOW US,
WE FOLLOW THEM ALL OVER,
IN A YORKSHIRE TRACTION BUS
WE FOLLOW THEM TO TORQUAY,BOURNEMOUTH,BRIGHTON TO,
WHERE EVER YOUR PLAYING ROVERS WE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU.

I remember that song well.
It was very popular in the sixties.

[Bristol Red Rover]

Anyone remember this.

WE FOLLOW DONNY ROVERS ,
THE ROVERS FOLLOW US,
WE FOLLOW THEM ALL OVER,
IN A YORKSHIRE TRACTION BUS
WE FOLLOW THEM TO TORQUAY,BOURNEMOUTH,BRIGHTON TO,
WHERE EVER YOUR PLAYING ROVERS WE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU.

I remember that song well.
It was very popular in the sixties.

Eeee! The late 60s, the days of Flowers power.

[drfchound]

Anyone remember this.

WE FOLLOW DONNY ROVERS ,
THE ROVERS FOLLOW US,
WE FOLLOW THEM ALL OVER,
IN A YORKSHIRE TRACTION BUS
WE FOLLOW THEM TO TORQUAY,BOURNEMOUTH,BRIGHTON TO,
WHERE EVER YOUR PLAYING ROVERS WE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU.

I remember that song well.
It was very popular in the sixties.

Eeee! The late 60s, the days of Flowers power.

If you weren’t there I can tell you it was a great time to be a teenager.

[Avsuptem]

Although it has been said that if you can remember the sixties you weren't there.

[Usher wide.]

How about Mary Hopkins?

THESE ARE THE DAYS MY FRIENDS
I HOPE THEY NEVER END
WE’LL SING & DANCE FOREVER & A DAY,

WE’LL FIGHT & NEVER LOSE
COS GRANT HAS LIT THE FUSE
WE LOVE YOU HOOPS, FOREVER & A DAY.

I know. Gets you right there.

[TonySoprano]

Anyone remember this.

WE FOLLOW DONNY ROVERS ,
THE ROVERS FOLLOW US,
WE FOLLOW THEM ALL OVER,
IN A YORKSHIRE TRACTION BUS
WE FOLLOW THEM TO TORQUAY,BOURNEMOUTH,BRIGHTON TO,
WHERE EVER YOUR PLAYING ROVERS WE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU.

Let's get it going again 

[Donnywolf]

Yes we just need Yorkshire Traction replacing with either a Johnson Brothers bus or a "posh Wilfreda bus"

[Dutch Uncle]

Recently came across this - not directly Rovers related, but in line with the general thread topic (for the older fans only)

[colfromdonny]

What about 'You're going home in a f....ing ambulance' or ' You're gonna get your f...ing heads kicked in' or Take him to Demulders' when somebody stayed down too long ( all from the 70's )

[Bristol Red Rover]

How about Mary Hopkins?

THESE ARE THE DAYS MY FRIENDS
I HOPE THEY NEVER END
WE’LL SING & DANCE FOREVER & A DAY,

WE’LL FIGHT & NEVER LOSE
COS GRANT HAS LIT THE FUSE
WE LOVE YOU HOOPS, FOREVER & A DAY.

I know. Gets you right there.

I recall simpler lyrics, a mid seventies rewrite?
"Die, die, die, die, die die....." etc etc etc.
Such jolly times.

[Bristol Red Rover]

What about 'You're going home in a f....ing ambulance' or ' You're gonna get your f...ing heads kicked in' or Take him to Demulders' when somebody stayed down too long ( all from the 70's )

Artistic licence in that Ambulance ditty. Strictly speaking, I imagine the ambulance would be stolen if going home. Going to hospital in an ambulance was far more worrisome.

[ravenrover]

Bring on the Bostick
Gerup ya great p♡ff (not permissable these days)

[Donnywolf]

Neither would the songs (s) re Susan who went to every game and was with Archie or gravitated towards him

I will say only Axle grease at leave it right there. If you know you know

[ravenrover]

Aaaaah the lovely Sue always on the back seat with "the big lads" on away games Not so sure it was Archie that she gravitated to though

[scawsby steve]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

[drfchound]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

That blonde wig………

[drfchound]

What about 'You're going home in a f....ing ambulance' or ' You're gonna get your f...ing heads kicked in' or Take him to Demulders' when somebody stayed down too long ( all from the 70's )

That Demulders one was good and would be quite funny now Col.

[ravenrover]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

Uuuh!
We always waited till Archie arrived to start the chants back then
 Always in the Pop stand until we found out which way we were kicking then moved en masse behind which ever end we were kicking to and changing at half time.
Even when it involved climbing over the wall and walking around the pitch to take the other end as at Grimsby

[drfchound]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

Uuuh!
We always waited till Archie arrived to start the chants back then
 Always in the Pop stand until we found out which way we were kicking then moved en masse behind which ever end we were kicking to and changing at half time.
Even when it involved climbing over the wall and walking around the pitch to take the other end as at Grimsby

I can remember us all walking straight down the pitch from one end to the other at Grimsby Raven.

[scawsby steve]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

Uuuh!
We always waited till Archie arrived to start the chants back then
 Always in the Pop stand until we found out which way we were kicking then moved en masse behind which ever end we were kicking to and changing at half time.
Even when it involved climbing over the wall and walking around the pitch to take the other end as at Grimsby

I can remember us all walking straight down the pitch from one end to the other at Grimsby Raven.

The best occasion for that was at Peterborough 1966. It was literally the whole of the Kop.

[drfchound]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

Uuuh!
We always waited till Archie arrived to start the chants back then
 Always in the Pop stand until we found out which way we were kicking then moved en masse behind which ever end we were kicking to and changing at half time.
Even when it involved climbing over the wall and walking around the pitch to take the other end as at Grimsby

I can remember us all walking straight down the pitch from one end to the other at Grimsby Raven.

The best occasion for that was at Peterborough 1966. It was literally the whole of the Kop.

I was there SS, my first away game without a grown up with me.

[idler]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

That blonde wig………

I remember seeing Haighy in the wig but can’t remember Archie in it.  Archie just seemed to stop going about 1971.

[drfchound]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

That blonde wig………

I remember seeing Haighy in the wig but can’t remember Archie in it.  Archie just seemed to stop going about 1971.

You are right idler, it was Haighy in the wig.

[scawsby steve]

Good old Archie from Goldthorpe.

"Oomchiwawa".

That blonde wig………

I remember seeing Haighy in the wig but can’t remember Archie in it.  Archie just seemed to stop going about 1971.

I remember Archie being at the FA Cup tie at Norwich, round about 1981.

[Donnywolf]

Aaaaah the lovely Sue always on the back seat with "the big lads" on away games Not so sure it was Archie that she gravitated to though

Hi Raven

I have no idea but I just meant at games she would be close to him ( not that they were an item)

[Filo]

Yes we just need Yorkshire Traction replacing with either a Johnson Brothers bus or a "posh Wilfreda bus"

Yorkshire Traction from the Southern Bus Station, I remember it well