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Sixty Six

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Alf Ramsey
said we’d win
Nobby Stiles
toothless grin

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 George Cohen
cunning fox
Her Majesty
in the Royal Box

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Jackie Charlton
in the air
Martin Peters
goal so rare

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Alan Ball
run run run
Twin Towers
bathed in sun

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Geoff Hurst
famous hat-trick
Ray Wilson
strong and quick

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Gordon Banks
the world’s best
Three Lions
on their chests

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Roger Hunt
power and grace
Bobby Charlton
tears on face

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 Bobby Moore
shoulder high
Jules Rimet
to the sky

Notes

Tribute to the World Cup winners 1966.

Source: https://footballpoets.org/poems/sixty-six/