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Sloop John B

jimmymelrose
jimmymelrose Posts: 9,756
edited May 2011 in Other Football and Sports
All season I've been wondering why fans across the country have suddenly taken up singing this old Beach Boys song.

Could someone please explain what words they are singing? Are they singing the real lyrics 'This is the worst trip I've ever been on,' and if so, why?

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,039
    I want to go home, I want to go home, (insert home club name/ground name), is a shit hole, I wanna go home.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    Also the original adapted lyrics (by Hull City in their first PL season I believe but adopted by Blackpool amongst others this season...)

    I don't want to go home, I don't want to go home, this is the best trip, I've ever been on
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,756
    Thanks for that.

    Isn't it strange that it's taken 45 years for football fans to get around to singing this?

    How about trying 'Wouldn't it be nice to get promotion, then we wouldn't have to play in League One'
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    edited May 2011
    Although the Beach Boys recorded it is actually an old song from Caribbean sailors. A lot older than 45 years.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop_John_B
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,563
    Hoist up the Watford flag
    Hear all the 'ornets sing
    And if you won't join in I'll sing on my own
    I wanna go home
    I wanna go ho-o-me 
    This is the best trip 
    I've ever been on

    When Watford beat us 3-2 at The Valley 2 seasons ago I managed to get on the same train carriage as a whole load of them, who sang this all the way back to London Bridge.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    love this song, used to sing at school I think (John Ball) and only much much later realised it was covered by/best known version by the Beach Boys
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    The Covered End had loads of songs like this.

    These days, the North Upper has the incest song and C-A-F-C.

    ;o)
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587

    That Insect song really bugs me........

  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661

    That Insect song really bugs me........

    ant that the truth!

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  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    No flies on you Len.......
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    dont forget chickory tips son of my farther... obscure uk one hit wonder sung by many even us i would have guessed.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,756
    Good one adamtheaddick

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIuBhS70sio

    oooooohhhhhh, jimmy, jimmy
    jimmy, jimmy, jimmy, jimmy meeelllrose
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    dont forget chickory tips son of my farther... obscure uk one hit wonder sung by many even us i would have guessed.
    Chicory Tip had 3 UK Top 20 hits actually.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    sorry chirps, way before i was born!!! he he

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