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The FAmous Cup

Mark Thomas

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Men in rosettes leapt up from their seat
Peacocks pounded by a loud Mersey Beat
Liverpool danced to the sixties’ swing
With Hunt, St. John and Shankly, the king

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Keegan and Heighway, stroll in the park
Magpies bowed to the song of the lark
A resounding victory, the promise kept
At St. George’s Hall, grown men wept

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Wembley besieged by the accents so rare
The onslaught followed a Lineker scare
Red mist descended, Blues deep in trouble
Rush and Johnston sealed a great “Double”

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Together again and fate’s name on the cup
A city on it’s knees tried hard to stand up
Aldridge and Rush plundered the goals
In memory of those dear departed souls

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Toothless underdogs, men from the Wear
No match for The Reds in centenary year
Souness recovered, Moran’s face beamed
Rush once more and Thomas redeemed

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Gunners silenced down in deepest Wales
Another page for the book of glorious tales
A victory plucked from the jaws of defeat
An old ghost chased by Owen’s magic feet

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 The Hammers gave their all, up for a fight
In scenes reminiscent of that greatest night
Cisse, Gerrard, then Reina turned the tide
Pretty bubbles, like dreams, faded and died

Notes

Liverpool make it seven F.A. Cup wins.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-famous-cup/