| Words to one of our chants 10:11 - Dec 8 with 6160 views | rocktour |
Does anyone have the actual words to our version of the chant that begins 'Oh no, you should have seen us coming' and ends 'top see the Queens Park Rangers'? I'll confess that after 39 years in the South Africa Road, I'm unsure about the middle bit. Need it for a research thing.
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| Words to one of our chants on 10:18 - Dec 8 with 4542 views | slmrstid |
Running Down the Uxbridge Road
My understanding is its...
Ohhh my lads
You should have seen us running
Running down the Uxbridge Road you should have seen us running
All the lads and lasses smiles on their faces
We ran down Uxbridge Road
To see the Queens Park Rangers!
I'm sure there's variations of it though. |  | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 10:20 - Dec 8 with 4528 views | CamberleyR |
The song was originally the traditional 'Blaydon Races' that was adopted by Newcastle fans. I think our adapted version goes:
Oh my lads you should have seen us coming
Running down the Uxbridge Rd you should have seen us coming
All the lads and lasses there with smiles upon their faces
Running down the Uxbridge Rd
To see the Queens Park Rangers! [Post edited 8 Dec 2022 10:21]
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| Words to one of our chants on 10:24 - Dec 8 with 4495 views | Maggsinho |
| Words to one of our chants on 10:20 - Dec 8 by CamberleyR |
The song was originally the traditional 'Blaydon Races' that was adopted by Newcastle fans. I think our adapted version goes:
Oh my lads you should have seen us coming
Running down the Uxbridge Rd you should have seen us coming
All the lads and lasses there with smiles upon their faces
Running down the Uxbridge Rd
To see the Queens Park Rangers! [Post edited 8 Dec 2022 10:21]
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I brought a friend once, who's a Newcastle fan and he nearly fell off his seat when he heard we had a version of it. |  | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 10:39 - Dec 8 with 4448 views | rocktour |
Thanks all
Yes, it's a 19th century Geordie folk tune called The Blaydon Races, Blaydon being the nearest race track to Newcastle
Russell | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 11:17 - Dec 8 with 4383 views | GloryHunter |
I heard an academic chap on the radio describing how, in the early days of professional football, crowds would often adopt popular Music Hall songs of the day as their teams' anthems. Newcastle's Blaydon Races is one that has survived, as is West Ham's I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles.
I can't find any reference to this online, but here is a (rather lengthy) academic account of football chants in the Victorian / Edwardian era:
https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/the-butter-cup-that-blooms-in-s |  | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 11:18 - Dec 8 with 4375 views | stowmarketrange |
| Words to one of our chants on 10:18 - Dec 8 by slmrstid |
Running Down the Uxbridge Road
My understanding is its...
Ohhh my lads
You should have seen us running
Running down the Uxbridge Road you should have seen us running
All the lads and lasses smiles on their faces
We ran down Uxbridge Road
To see the Queens Park Rangers!
I'm sure there's variations of it though. |
I have heard it sung as “To see the queue at sainsburys.” |  | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 12:57 - Dec 8 with 4252 views | hantssi |
| Words to one of our chants on 10:39 - Dec 8 by rocktour |
Thanks all
Yes, it's a 19th century Geordie folk tune called The Blaydon Races, Blaydon being the nearest race track to Newcastle
Russell |
Saw Lindisfarne play it live once, sent shivers down the spine.
I remember us signing it in the 70’s! | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 13:08 - Dec 8 with 4217 views | stowmarketrange |
| Words to one of our chants on 12:57 - Dec 8 by hantssi |
Saw Lindisfarne play it live once, sent shivers down the spine.
I remember us signing it in the 70’s! |
There were a few shared songs and chants in the 70’s including “you’ll never walk alone.”I don’t think anyone else sings it today apart from Liverpool and Celtic. [Post edited 8 Dec 2022 13:44]
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| Words to one of our chants on 13:18 - Dec 8 with 4165 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Words to one of our chants on 10:39 - Dec 8 by rocktour |
Thanks all
Yes, it's a 19th century Geordie folk tune called The Blaydon Races, Blaydon being the nearest race track to Newcastle
Russell |
Sorry to be a massive pedant, but isn't Gosforth closer? [Post edited 8 Dec 2022 13:19]
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| Words to one of our chants on 13:20 - Dec 8 with 4151 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Any QPR only ones? Closest I can think of is pigbag and that's claimed by Boro too. | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 13:24 - Dec 8 with 4141 views | TheChef |
| Words to one of our chants on 13:08 - Dec 8 by stowmarketrange |
There were a few shared songs and chants in the 70’s including “you’ll never walk alone.”I don’t think anyone else sings it today apart from Liverpool and Celtic. [Post edited 8 Dec 2022 13:44]
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Watching The Big Match Revisited and the like from the 70s and 80s, loads of fans from different clubs sang YNWA. But now it's the preserve of Liverpool and no one else. Has football become more tribal? |  |
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| Words to one of our chants on 13:26 - Dec 8 with 4137 views | slmrstid |
| Words to one of our chants on 13:20 - Dec 8 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Any QPR only ones? Closest I can think of is pigbag and that's claimed by Boro too. |
Captain Jack is probably the only unique QPR chant? Although it makes very very little actual reference to QPR other than "You can be my Rangers man..."
We're all unimaginative as football fans and steal everything off each other.
That said, have many other clubs ever utilised Chim-Chiminee or My Old Mans A Dustman? | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 15:09 - Dec 8 with 3989 views | paulparker |
| Words to one of our chants on 10:18 - Dec 8 by slmrstid |
Running Down the Uxbridge Road
My understanding is its...
Ohhh my lads
You should have seen us running
Running down the Uxbridge Road you should have seen us running
All the lads and lasses smiles on their faces
We ran down Uxbridge Road
To see the Queens Park Rangers!
I'm sure there's variations of it though. |
Terrible song it sounds Sh1t
What’s lads & lasses got to do with a London football team ? |  |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Words to one of our chants on 15:17 - Dec 8 with 3961 views | Boston |
We sang 'bubbles' back in the day, and as previous posters stated we also sang YNWAgain and Blaydon/ Uxbridge Rd. [Post edited 8 Dec 2022 15:18]
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| Words to one of our chants on 15:18 - Dec 8 with 3965 views | stowmarketrange |
| Words to one of our chants on 15:09 - Dec 8 by paulparker |
Terrible song it sounds Sh1t
What’s lads & lasses got to do with a London football team ? |
At least we don’t sing ganning instead of running. | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 15:39 - Dec 8 with 3918 views | Stanisgod |
There used to be " My old man said be a Chelsea fan, I said F off bolox your a C, to the tune of My old man said follow the van. |  |
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| Words to one of our chants on 15:52 - Dec 8 with 3884 views | lightwaterhoop |
The trend now seems to be to copy the songs of the big Argentinian clubs.It is in Italy where there are many Argentines living [mainly with Italian descent] but ive heard Liverpool and Celtic fans do it over hear.Anyone fancy starting it up at Loftus Rd? | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 16:05 - Dec 8 with 3868 views | kernowhoop |
| Words to one of our chants on 13:08 - Dec 8 by stowmarketrange |
There were a few shared songs and chants in the 70’s including “you’ll never walk alone.”I don’t think anyone else sings it today apart from Liverpool and Celtic. [Post edited 8 Dec 2022 13:44]
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Yes, I can remember YNWA being sung at Loftus Road. | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 16:37 - Dec 8 with 3817 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| Words to one of our chants on 13:26 - Dec 8 by slmrstid |
Captain Jack is probably the only unique QPR chant? Although it makes very very little actual reference to QPR other than "You can be my Rangers man..."
We're all unimaginative as football fans and steal everything off each other.
That said, have many other clubs ever utilised Chim-Chiminee or My Old Mans A Dustman? |
Chim-chiminee chim-chiminee chim chim cherooo
Gascoigne was a Geordie
But now he's a Jew
Sung by Spurs fans in the late 80s after his transfer from Newcastle to Spurs. | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 16:48 - Dec 8 with 3792 views | lightwaterhoop |
| Words to one of our chants on 16:37 - Dec 8 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
Chim-chiminee chim-chiminee chim chim cherooo
Gascoigne was a Geordie
But now he's a Jew
Sung by Spurs fans in the late 80s after his transfer from Newcastle to Spurs. |
Chim chininee chim chim cheroo
We are those b&stards in claret and blue
West Ham fans in the same period and they were | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 17:06 - Dec 8 with 3734 views | stowmarketrange |
| Words to one of our chants on 16:48 - Dec 8 by lightwaterhoop |
Chim chininee chim chim cheroo
We are those b&stards in claret and blue
West Ham fans in the same period and they were |
We had joy,we had fun,
We had West Ham on the run,
But the fun didn’t last,
As the b@stards ran too fast.
More sung in hope I think. | | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 18:14 - Dec 8 with 3639 views | Mick_S |
I remember us singing “bubbles” to the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang tune; probably late ‘70’s. It works really well but it stinks of naff. |  |
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| Words to one of our chants on 18:54 - Dec 8 with 3583 views | dmm |
For me, the best ever and most distinctive QPR chant I've ever heard is "Roooooodneeeeey". It echoed around LR like no other and spooked the opposition and their fans. |  | | |
| Words to one of our chants on 18:57 - Dec 8 with 3580 views | kernowhoop |
| Words to one of our chants on 18:54 - Dec 8 by dmm |
For me, the best ever and most distinctive QPR chant I've ever heard is "Roooooodneeeeey". It echoed around LR like no other and spooked the opposition and their fans. |
That was particularly good. | | | |
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