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Great Song, But What Does It All Mean?

kevin raymond

Monday, March 10th, 2008

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 I’m stuck In a traffic jam, outside Madame Tussauds
As West Bromwich Albion knock one in
When all of a sudden, these old familiar chords
Come belting out of me radio…..”Irene, Goodnight, Irene”!

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 When the second flew in, some time later
Their response was exactly the same
What’s the score (sic) with them Rovers spectators
Is that song sung at every game?

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Pulling one back from a fruitfull attack
“Irene” rang out once more
T’would seem that they sung this, throughout the whole match
Irrespective of the final score!

© Kev 2008

Notes

Stuck in traffic in London’s Marylebone Road, yesterday, listening to the cup-tie on the wireless. West Brom score first, then this song that I’ve not heard since I was kid, comes belting out of our van speakers, from the Rovers fans, and they were getting beat!

West Brom score again, same thing. When Rovers score, to pull a goal back, the radio commentary was completely drowned out by another en masse rendition of… Irene, Goodnight, Irene.

Terrific stuff, but what does it all mean?

There’s gotta be a Rovers fan out there to explain, surely?

peace

kev

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/great-song-but-what-does-it-all-mean/