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Number 9

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 You are number 9
You are tough,
You are number 9
You are rough.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 You are an attacker
You are cross,
You are number 9
You are the boss.
Roy of the Rovers,
Joe Jordan, Alan Shearer,
Your value
Is getting dearer.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Number 9, number 9,
You play in attack,
Like Supermac.
Number 9, number 9,
Number 9,
You lead the line.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Number 9
You meet the cross,
Number 9
You are the boss.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Robbie Kennedy Bennett 2006

Notes

Dedicated to all great centre forwards, amateur or pro.
Every team needs one.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/number-9/