Write a World Cup anthem!
by Herr Ed
Countless World Cup songs have been released in England this year - all of which aim to be sing-along terrace/ pub anthems for 2006 and beyond.
Herr Hippo’s current favourite is Pride of Lions. However, we thought it would be a good idea to compose a World Cup song via a truly democratic process. We are therefore delighted to invite our readership to write the lyrics of a unique World Cup Hippo anthem for Germany 2006. We’ve already recruited German techno-pioneers Kraftwerk and cultural icon the Crazy Frog to the project.* They will be co-performing the song when it is ready for production. WCH is hoping that this will be the tune all England fans will be singing in Berlin on 9th July!
Kraftwerk and the Crazy Frog have started the ball rolling with the initial two lines. All you have to do is add to these by leaving your contribution in the comments box below. We have faith in democracy so will allow this organic process to advance unfettered by editing! A new article will be posted with the completed set of lyrics as soon as this is ready.
[*Completely untrue: neither Kraftwerk nor the Crazy Frog have been approached.]
“We are England and we’re looking good,
Ding Ding Ding Ding, Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding…”
June 13th, 2006 at 8:15 am
We play in the style of Robin Hood
June 13th, 2006 at 11:01 am
Ding Ding Ding Ding, Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding…
June 13th, 2006 at 11:27 am
With Gerrard in the middle we cannot fail
June 13th, 2006 at 11:55 am
The Peter Crouch rap bit:
You must be small or big
To get picked by the Sven
I’ll do a Ro-bot Dance
When we get to Berlin
There’s only one way to beat me
Jump on my back
So catch me if you can
Cos I’m a stick like man
And what you’re looking at
Is our reserve plan
Rooney’s a hoo-li-gan
And watch out for your gran
Three lions on my chest
You know I can’t do wrong!
June 13th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
We’re playing for England, In-ger-land, we’re playing pretty bad, we’re singing for England - In-ger-land, arrivideci Owen’s one on one
June 13th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
Back home, they’ll be thinking about
all the problems with his foot,
back home they’ll be watching us on all those big screens and cheering our every pass,
back home they’ll be realising
we’re not quite up to it,
back home they’ll be cu-rsing as we drop deep,
oh back home they’ll be wondering
what just could have been,
back home they’ll be thinking
why did he take Jenas
June 13th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
With Frankie and Crouchy,
With Becks and Ashley Cole
June 14th, 2006 at 10:20 am
Somewhere over the rainbow
June 14th, 2006 at 11:05 am
We’ll find a pot of goals
June 14th, 2006 at 11:33 am
And beside that pot will be
June 14th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Ginger-haired ex-England man Paul Scholes
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
June 14th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Wearing an eye patch with a parrot on his shoulder
June 14th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
Looking thirty-three, and not a day older.
June 14th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
David James is on his horse
June 15th, 2006 at 9:10 am
And Rio’s on a boat
June 15th, 2006 at 9:23 am
All we need is Inspector Morse riding on a stoat
In Ger land Ding Ding In Ger Land Din Ding Ding
June 15th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
This land of sausages and Right Said Fred
June 15th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
The place where Theo Walcott still wets the bed
June 16th, 2006 at 9:40 am
Sven’s put his hand in his magic bag
June 17th, 2006 at 9:36 am
Ronaldo’s browsing the salad bar
June 19th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
…buy the rights, how bizarre.
How bizarre, how bizarre.