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Everton away in Rotterdam

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 The Blue Sailors
and the new moonlight dribblers
crossed their fingers for Everton

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 The crisis of the mid eighties                                                                                                                                            had its bitter and bright days in many ways

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Was it the year of LIVE AID ?
Was it the year of Howard’s dribblers ?

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Moonlight dribblers and Rotterdam dribblers
Rotterdam dribblers and moonlight dribblers

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 The Blues from Merseyside lifted
The UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 But it was three years before
the Dutch national team ruled

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 There is Notre Dame                                                                                                                                                      the famous Paris cathedral

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 There is Rotterdam
There is Everton history
There was once the year
1985

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 Trevor Steven this almost unsung hero
was Everton’s Rotterdam dribbler
Gary Stevens an efficient full back

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 Going back in 1985
this was really sweet Toffee’s champaign period

11 Leave a comment on verse 11 0 One moonlight dribbling era
of the bitter mid eighties

12 Leave a comment on verse 12 0 The rainbow ray lights
of that time

13 Leave a comment on verse 13 0 The worldwide recognized Everton Football Club
brightened our lives

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/everton-away-in-rotterdam/?shared=email&msg=fail