Strollin.......in the 60s

[derfblade.3]

Anyone remember singing this. It was very popular at one time but slowly died off. I think when it comes to the lyric "shanks's pony" it was replaced with "shag a pony"! For the young fans "shanks's pony" means to walk rather than get a ride. I suspect cars were the new thing when this was made......enjoy.

https://www.shazam.com/track/2945434/strolling

 

[silver blade]

I remember the 60's there was only one family down our road who had a car, one other had a motorbike & sidecar, a day out to the park was a big event, it was a smoke filled bus to work every morning, with the windows closed in winter.
Traveling to away matches meant going on the train or supporters club coach.

 

[Bob Socks]

Anyone remember singing this. It was very popular at one time but slowly died off. I think when it comes to the lyric "shanks's pony" it was replaced with "shag a pony"! For the young fans "shanks's pony" means to walk rather than get a ride. I suspect cars were the new thing when this was made......enjoy.

https://www.shazam.com/track/2945434/strolling

I remember it well derf, I think it was our song as well, don't recall anybody else singing it.

 

[ghandi]

I remeMber singing this in the mid sixties to the tune of the Kink's Death of a Clown

Your scoreboard is crap
Your stand's made of tin
We'll drown all you bastards in bottles of gin
Ten thousand Wednesdayites dead on the floor
They won't come on Shoreham St kop anymore

 

[ghandi]

Missing last line

Lets all drink to the death of Alan Brown (Pigs manager at the time)

 

[Eskimo]

Yes I remember it well from one of the first matches I went to around 1964. It was a night match, we were winning, floodlights on (still a bit of a novelty I suppose) and we were
Strolling, just strolling by the light of the silvery moon.
One way and another, that song, bovril, smell of fags and baccer got me hooked and it's cost me a fortune. But it's been worth every penny,......., except for selling Mick Jones, Bryan f******g Robson, Douggie Brown, that chuff Steve Thompson, Don Givens, selling Deane and Fjiortoft, those bloody pinstripe shirts, Ched's knob, Hulse's injury, lying and cheating West Ham, Simonsen's sky rocket penalty, Weir, Boxing Day 1979, Wembley 5 times, Adkins bullshit.
Still it's alright now. Stroll on

 

[LenTednTony]

^^^^^^ ^^^^^

 

[Yewsman]

Anyone remember singing this. It was very popular at one time but slowly died off. I think when it comes to the lyric "shanks's pony" it was replaced with "shag a pony"! For the young fans "shanks's pony" means to walk rather than get a ride. I suspect cars were the new thing when this was made......enjoy.

https://www.shazam.com/track/2945434/strolling

Yes remember it. Don't know where it came from as it had no reference to Sufc so far as I know.
Remember this one to the tune of "Grocer Jack" excerpt from a Teenage Opera?
Alan Brown, Alan Brown
Is it true that Ritchie's
Iron lung
Has broken down?

A reference to Wendy's huge centre forward John Ritchie.

 

[Keen Blade]

Blades so classy , into opera as teenagers - not like pigs , conceived in a bus shelter & thick as shit.

 

[Keen Blade]

Btw , I came in as a 10 yr old around 1968 , but never really knew who or what 'Eskimo' was. Can someone tell me ? It was something to do with the kop , but at that tender age , I was in BLS with Pater.

 

[Yewsman]

Yes remember it. Don't know where it came from as it had no reference to Sufc so far as I know.
Remember this one to the tune of "Grocer Jack" excerpt from a Teenage Opera?
Alan Brown, Alan Brown
Is it true that Ritchie's
Iron lung
Has broken down?

A reference to Wendy's huge centre forward John Ritchie.

Sorry have realised that doesn't scan it should be:

Alan Brown, Alan Brown
Is it true what Ritchie says
His Iron lung has broken down.

 

[TBW57]

Sorry, folks, but Chesterfield fans sang the "shag a pony" version at Saltergate as well. They also sang the "Show me the way to go home" song but it didn't rhyme:

Show me the way to go home
We're tired and we want to go to bed
FOR A WANK
Cos they're only half a football team
Compared to the lads in blue. Oh.

 

[TBW57]

Missing last line

Lets all drink to the death of Alan Brown (Pigs manager at the time)

 

[Eskimo]

I'm not the real Eskimo, just a fraud. The real one was a famed hooligan and leader of the Pond Street gang in the 60s.

Doubtless someone on here will fill me in - so to speak.

When the Eskimo gets his boy
Everybody's going to jump for joy
Come on without
Come on within
You'll not see nothin like the mighty Carlin

 

[kennyblade]

I'm not the real Eskimo, just a fraud. The real one was a famed hooligan and leader of the Pond Street gang in the 60s.

Doubtless someone on here will fill me in - so to speak.

When the Eskimo gets his boy
Everybody's going to jump for joy
Come on without
Come on within
You'll not see nothin like the mighty Carlin

the teenage opera song i remember was michael jones michael jones is it true you wont come back oh no no broke my heart that transfer he was my hero before tc wraggy you bastard !!

 

[RammyBlade]

Yes I remember it well from one of the first matches I went to around 1964. It was a night match, we were winning, floodlights on (still a bit of a novelty I suppose) and we were
Strolling, just strolling by the light of the silvery moon.
One way and another, that song, bovril, smell of fags and baccer got me hooked and it's cost me a fortune. But it's been worth every penny,......., except for selling Mick Jones, Bryan f******g Robson, Douggie Brown, that chuff Steve Thompson, Don Givens, selling Deane and Fjiortoft, those bloody pinstripe shirts, Ched's knob, Hulse's injury, lying and cheating West Ham, Simonsen's sky rocket penalty, Weir, Boxing Day 1979, Wembley 5 times, Adkins bullshit.
Still it's alright now. Stroll on

Well that just about sums up our history well !
Are you the famous Eskimo Blade of the 60's ?