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It Crossed the Line

Peter Goulding

Sunday, May 8th, 2005

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 I kept a close watch on the grand design,
And I swear that I heard Jamie shouting ‘Mine!’
I saw him place the header mighty fine,
Ah, poor Devine,
It crossed the line.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 It was the referee’s assistant gave the sign,
Though the Cork fans said he was a swine,
But to us he was our Valentine,
Ah, poor Devine,
It crossed the line.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 The Villagers began to mope and pine,
As their spirits fell into a decline,
They even claimed the linesman should resign,
Ah, poor Devine,
It crossed the line.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Oh it tasted as sweet as cherry wine,
And it made two thousand faces shine,
As we lit another candle on the shrine,
Ah, poor Devine,
It crossed the line.

© Peter Goulding 8th May 2005

Notes

The day before the Liverpool no-goal against Chelsea, Shels scored a similar and equally-important “goal” against Cork in the Setanta Cup

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/it-crossed-the-line/