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Gotta Support Somebody

Denys E. W. Jones

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 You may be a miner working down a pit.
You may be a rock star playing sold out gigs.
You may be a fireman putting out a blaze.
You may be an inmate chalking off the days.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 But you gotta support somebody.
Yeah, you gotta support somebody.
It may be the Toffees, or it may be the Reds,
But you gotta support somebody.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 You may be a gardener mowing people’s lawns.
You may be a midwife helping babes get born.
You may be a shop girl sitting at the till.
You may be a doctor trying to cure the ill.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 But you oughtta support somebody.
Yeah, you oughtta support somebody.
It may be the Devils, or it may be the Saints,
But you oughtta support somebody.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 You may be a tinker, you may be a tailor.
You may be a soldier, you may be a sailor.
You may be a beggarman, you may be a thief.
You may be a joker, who can’t git no relief.

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 But you haveta support somebody.
Yeah, you haveta support somebody.
It may be the Robins, it may be the Owls,
But you haveta support somebody.

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Early on in life, you must choose your Team.
Then make sure you stick with them,
Yes, through thick and thin.
You should not be fickle, do not chop and change.
Follow them when you’re a kid and at a ripe old age.

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 You needta support somebody.
Yeah, you needta support somebody.
It may be the Yellows, it may be the Greens,
But you needta support somebody.

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 It could be the Pilgrims, it could be the Potters.
It could be the Tractor Boys, it could be the Trotters.
It could be the Hornets, it could be the Hatters.
Could be any Club you like, doesn’t really matter.

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 But you better support somebody.
Yeah, you better support somebody.
It might be the Brewers, it might be the Blades,
But you better support somebody.

11 Leave a comment on verse 11 0 You can call me Denys, or you can call me Den.
You can call me Edward, or William now and then.
Or maybe by my surname, which, as you know, is Jones,
But if you support someone, you’ll never be alone.

12 Leave a comment on verse 12 0 2/4/25
Denys E. W. Jones

Notes

This is a re-working of a song by Bob Dylan entitled Gotta Serve Somebody. I am grateful to my friend Jonathan Lee for keeping my knowledge of English football teams’ nicknames up to scratch.

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Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/gotta-support-somebody/

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