What are the words to to Ezri Konsa song

[wittonwarrior]

Sorry I brought this subject up now - its not appropriate in this era but is mild to what I  have heard in the past both from Villa fans and other supporters in the past stretching back nearly 50 years. 

Not sure why everyone slags off  the Paul McGrath song - its usually only sung once per match and it is ours.

[Border villan]

Referring respectfully/enviously to the magnitude of an athlete's penis is perfectly normal provided it is done with respect not crudity.  The fame of Lynford Christie's Lunchbox never offended.  Lynford in an action, especially the slow motion frontal shots is the only time I can recall my wife showing any interest in televised sport.

Is this Lynford any relation to Linford Christie the Olympic athlete?

[Dave]

Not sure why everyone slags off  the Paul McGrath song - its usually only sung once per match and it is ours.

Because glorifying the serious illness of one of our greatest players is a pretty ugly thing to do?

[AV82EC]

There is a niggly undercurrent of toxic masculinity (misogyny, casual racism, islamophobia, violence) in British Football but is this any different to how it’s been for the last 50 odd years?

I have been encouraged by how many Villa fans have spoken out about this on Twatter, which has caused the usual non thinking responses from those who don’t see a problem with it.

Putting aside the racist trope it uses, the song itself is shit, really shit.

I was totally gob smacked last season when our version of Allez took off as for the first time in living memory we had a song which contains no swear words and didn’t mention any of our inferior local rivals. Colour me shocked when everyone joined in with it, who’d have thought a family friendly no swear words song solely about us and no one else saw everyone in the ground singing it.

[West Derby Villan]

There is a niggly undercurrent of toxic masculinity (misogyny, casual racism, islamophobia, violence) in British Football but is this any different to how it’s been for the last 50 odd years?

I have been encouraged by how many Villa fans have spoken out about this on Twatter, which has caused the usual non thinking responses from those who don’t see a problem with it.

Putting aside the racist trope it uses, the song itself is shit, really shit.

I was totally gob smacked last season when our version of Allez took off as for the first time in living memory we had a song which contains no swear words and didn’t mention any of our inferior local rivals. Colour me shocked when everyone joined in with it, who’d have thought a family friendly no swear words song solely about us and no one else saw everyone in the ground singing it.

Totally agree with the last paragraph "everyone could sing it" and they certainly did in the playoffs

[Mortimer's Bear]

Sorry I brought this subject up now - its not appropriate in this era but is mild to what I  have heard in the past both from Villa fans and other supporters in the past stretching back nearly 50 years. 

Not sure why everyone slags off  the Paul McGrath song - its usually only sung once per match and it is ours.

It is because he is our greatest every player which we celebrate by glorifying his ongoing serious illness.

[Toronto Villa]

Sorry I brought this subject up now - its not appropriate in this era but is mild to what I  have heard in the past both from Villa fans and other supporters in the past stretching back nearly 50 years. 

Not sure why everyone slags off  the Paul McGrath song - its usually only sung once per match and it is ours.

Does that really need to be explained to you?

[cdbearsfan]

The McGrath song is absolutely abysmal. If they cut out the "on the piss"/"it's your round" lines it would still be a dismal dirge. As it is, it's basically taking the piss out of the illness of the greatest Villa player that I've seen.

It's not like we don't have other songs for him, anyway. What's wrong with a rousing "ooh aah Paul McGrath"? You can sing that on its own or at the culmination of the "Yes, we have a friend in Jesus" ditty.

If we aren't above nicking songs, and recent history shows that we aren't, I quite like the Irish "we all dream of a team of Paul McGraths", too.

[Mortimer's Bear]

The McGrath song is absolutely abysmal. If they cut out the "on the piss"/"it's your round" lines it would still be a dismal dirge. As it is, it's basically taking the piss out of the illness of the greatest Villa player that I've seen.

It's not like we don't have other songs for him, anyway. What's wrong with a rousing "ooh aah Paul McGrath"? You can sing that on its own or at the culmination of the "Yes, we have a friend in Jesus" ditty.

If we aren't above nicking songs, and recent history shows that we aren't, I quite like the Irish "we all dream of a team of Paul McGraths", too.

When it was simply “Paul McGrath, m’lord”, I used to like it.

[Risso]

Not sure why everyone slags off  the Paul McGrath song - its usually only sung once per match and it is ours.

Because glorifying the serious illness of one of our greatest players is a pretty ugly thing to do?

True.  And the rest of it is just crow-barring in lyrics for the sake of it.  The "empty seats my lord" bit being just about the worst football chant I've ever heard.  I loathe it, every single line of it.

[KevinGage]

its usually only sung once per match and it is ours.

Yeah.  It's probably really difficult for opposition fans to come up with lines as original as empty seats/ going down/ shit support.

And to the tune of Kumbaya as well for added cringe.

[Pat McMahon]

You never hear it now but the original verse of “Yes we have a friend in Jesus” followed by the “Paul McGrath m’lord” chorus was fine by me

[Nev]

You never hear it now but the original verse of “Yes we have a friend in Jesus” followed by the “Paul McGrath m’lord” chorus was fine by me

Started at Forest away?
It was the first time I remember hearing it, there was a fan dressed as a nun on someone's shoulders, I think it was a Bank Holiday game.