Misheard football chant lyrics

[king_hellfire]

Interesting [FACT] Mishearing a lyric is known as a Mondegreen. So named because of the lyric “laid him on the green” being misheard as “Lady Mondegreen” from an oldish song.

 

[newyddion]

Anyone got any to share?

When I'd first heard the Issiah Jones song I couldn't really make out what the words were at all, and thought it was "he sounds like Morrissey", instead of "makes the Boro sing".

Also, thought "All Leeds aren't we" was "Oh Leeds army", and "if you hate Leeds United have a go" was "if you ain't Leeds United time to go".

Roller Disco, Roller Disco..

We all hate Leeds tho

 

[futureboy]

Not sure of your exact gripe with it here, but given your username, could that not be a regional thing?

Boro fans definitely sing different lyrics to more southerly clubs.
Football Clichés podcast made me aware of it, because they're all from the south or Midlands and used "we're by far the greatest team" etc.

I think our version is fairly unique, from what I can see.

I have a real dislike of that song and never join in. "The finest team in football" is a weird line that doesn't scan well, and doesn't fit the rhythm of the song. Plus it's not exactly factual.

 

[dibble]

I was never sure if it was "we are the Ayresome aces or we are the Ayresome Angels and we never miss a match.

 

[Blf]

Johnny Woodgate is a red he hates Geordies - instead of Tories.
You never notice how much I love you - instead of you never know dear how much I love you.

Hang on a minute you aren't trying to tell me it Tories and not Geordies

 

[Bernies_quiff]

Brucie Riochs in the army

Brucie Riochs red n white army made much more sense

 

[Big_Nothing]

My dad and uncle after a few too many pints at the match used to enjoy the chanting “Soup with Lee Cattermole” much to our amusement.

I still one day hope to enjoy some soup with the company of Mr Cattermole.

 

[jonny_greenings_sock]

Banik Ostrava:

Buy a pizza
Buy a pizza
GET ONE FREE

Still love that that became a little anthem for us during our first Euro adventures.

 

[Humpty]

When I was around 10 I was walking to an away ground (don’t recall which) with my Dad and a load of Boro fans. I was surprised by our fans bases’ supposed interest in paper folding, as they chanted “origami” at each other for 5 minutes. I obviously continued to chant origami for the next few years until my dad pointed out they were singing “red army”…

 

[Humpty]

True story

 

[Nero]

Not exactly misheard but chanted differently:

Follow, follow, follow, we’re the reds and we’re from Middlesbrough and

Follow, follow, follow, we’re the red army from Middlesbrough

I hear both versions at the match every time!

 

[bencha]

Confession time, I used to sing ' we are the sas and we never miss a match'.

 

[MickaelDebevePhenomenal]

I used to think it was

"Jonny Woodgate is a ledge, he hates Georides"

 

[MickaelDebevePhenomenal]

Johnny Woodgate is a red he hates Geordies - instead of Tories.
You never notice how much I love you - instead of you never know dear how much I love you.

hang on - is it he hates tories??? I thought it WAS Geordies??

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

hang on - is it he hates tories??? I thought it WAS Geordies??

It is Geordies (with the exception of Carrick).