Was singing this in the house earlier and the thought hit me: "good grief, those words are just total gibberish". No idea how that's not occurred to me before, but I'm right amn't I? Any chance of any of our Ivor Novellos coming up with a re-working?
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18-11-2012 08:17 PM #1Coaching Staff
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Hail Hail!
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18-11-2012 08:19 PM #2Coaching Staff
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I think the words are fine. It's one of the songs that everyone knows and is sung loud so no need to change it imo!
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18-11-2012 08:31 PM #3@hibs.net private member
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How is it gibberish? We're just making folks aware of our presence.
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18-11-2012 08:37 PM #4Testimonial Due
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Only the goals and glory line and of that we score goals, so actually its only the bit about glory and even that has happened from time to time. So maybe it's yourself who's talking gibberish.
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18-11-2012 08:39 PM #5Coaching Staff
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Me and my big mouth Originally Posted by Tricla
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. I just think it stops making sense after "if you know your history". Although they've probably heard me warbling it plenty times before, I did wonder if my not-into-football neighbours were sitting there going "what is he on about?"
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I think that the lyrics are fine. It's always sung loud and lets the team know that the fans are up for it.
Hail Hail!,
The Hibs are here,
All for goals and glory now,
For it's a grand old team to play for and it's a grand old team to see,
And if you know your history,
Then it's enough to make your heart go woaah,
We don't care what the animals say,
What the hell do we care,
For we only know,
If there's going to be a show,
Then the Edinburgh Hibees will be there!!
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20-11-2012 09:47 AM #8First Team Regular
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Only gibberish in the sense that it is a specifially Celtic song and has no place at ER. I have even heard it sung at Parkhead, which is embarassing to say the least.
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20-11-2012 09:51 AM #9Testimonial Due
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Originally Posted by Bill Milne
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UTTER UTTER NONSENSE!
I suppose the colour green is Celtics because they also use it!
The line of that song that for me makes it MORE a Hibs song than Celtic is "For if you know your history"
WE WERE FIRST TO WEAR THE GREEN
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20-11-2012 10:02 AM #10Yeah, but they were singing the song before us, and even had it on albums in the 50s and 60s. Originally Posted by RoxburghHibs
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I suppose the colour green is Celtics because they also use it!
The line of that song that for me makes it MORE a Hibs song than Celtic is "For if you know your history"
WE WERE FIRST TO WEAR THE GREEN
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20-11-2012 10:07 AM #11First Team Regular
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True they sang it in 1608 even though Celtic disnt exist til 1888 so there
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20-11-2012 10:24 AM #12First Team Breakthrough
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I've always sang a slightly different version .......................
HAIL HAIL THE HIBS ARE HERE
ALL FOR PIES AND BOVRIL
ALL FOR PIES AND BOVRIL
HAIL HAIL THE HIBS ARE HERE
ALL FOR PIES AND BOVRIL NOW...............
I'll get my coat!
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20-11-2012 10:49 AM #13Happy to stand corrected, but I understood it was nearer quarter to five when they first sang it. Originally Posted by euansdad
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24-11-2012 09:14 AM #14First Team Regular
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[QUOTE=RoxburghHibs;3419645]UTTER UTTER NONSENSE!
I suppose the colour green is Celtics because they also use it!
The line of that song that for me makes it MORE a Hibs song than Celtic is "For if you know your history"]
It was written and sung by Glen Daly in the 50s as a Celtic anthem. You must be very young not to be aware of this fact of "history"!!
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24-11-2012 09:16 AM #15@hibs.net private member
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Did Hibs or Celtic sing it first?
''It's always been just part of the culture. Growing up, for most working-class kids, is all about football, music or clothes. You might not have much money, but whatever you have got, you're going to look good.'' - Paul Weller
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24-11-2012 09:27 AM #16First Team Regular
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As it was written by Glen Daly, a Celtic fan, clearly Celtic fans fans sang it first!! Originally Posted by .Sean.
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24-11-2012 09:35 AM #17Coaching Staff
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"Give us a T"
"T"
"Give us an I"
"I"
"Give us a T"
"T"
"Give us an S"
"S"
"What have you got?"
"TITS!!!"
"What do you do with'em?"
"Oldham Oldham!!"
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Originally Posted by LancashireHibby
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also written by glen daly i believe.......
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It's Posh we are and Posh we feel,
United we all Stand.
We're telling you, support the blues!
The best team in the land.
WOAH-OH-OH!
PETER-BOROUGH! PETER-BOROUGH! PETER-BOROUGH! LA-LA-LA!
Another Glen Daly classic made famous by TGFITW.
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