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Boro Days

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 In the fifties, just a lad
Cheering locals with me Dad
Second tier, watch ’em play
Mannion, Peacock, Clough and Day

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Swinging sixties, working man
Got the fever, diehard fan
Third Division- hear the moans
Fernie, Irvine, Gibson, Jones

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Seventies and flying high
Set ’em free and see them fly
Goals galore and endless thrills
Souness, Maddren, Boam and Mills

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Eighties now, heartache, gloom
Dying dreams, impending doom
Bright young lads dispel those cares
Parky, Mowbray, Cooper, Pears

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Nineties riches all around
World class players, brand new ground
Things got better things got worse
Boksic, Rava, Juno, Merse

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Noughties came we won a cup
Sadly down then followed up
Prognosis not looking good
Southgate, Alves, Mido, Flood

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Banners out now, Mogga’s here
Time to hope and time for cheer
Optimism now I feel
Robson, Bailey, Williams, Steele

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 Paid me dues, done the miles
Shed the tears, worn the smiles
Shook me ‘ead, then wonder, praise
Times I’ve had on BORO DAYS.

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Notes

Wouldn’t have changed it for the world.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/boro-days/