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Saint Garrett

Saint Garrett

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Seeing as though it's all been a bit tense on this forum as late, I thought I'd start a lighter thread and try to remember that we're all in this together and we are all wanting the same thing !

 

 

Can we get this going this year please. It has been sung at a few away games I went to last year but would be nice to make it 'our song' and get it going at every game, including home games !

John B

John B

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When I was three or four in the 1940s my Auntie said I would spend a couple of hours going backwards and forwards on the Woolston Ferry

Saint_clark

Saint_clark

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Started up a couple of times, once at St Marys two seasons ago, once at Leyton Orient away last season I think. Some people just looked bemused, but a fair few joined in.

hasper57saint

hasper57saint

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Ah! What fantastic memories this brings to my old heart. As a matelot at Diligence (over in Hythe) I often had to go to Thorneycrofts so took the Hythe Ferry to Below Bar in 'S'thampton' and then walk round to get the Woolston Ferry. My best memory is that I was never a 'stranger', Just a Matelot to whom everyone said 'Good Mornin' Jack'!

Thanks Saint G

Ewell

Ewell

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The Woolston Ferry

 

I looked over Woolston and what did I see

Coming for to carry me home?

That old Woolston Ferry coming towards me,

Coming for to carry me home . . .

 

If you're ever out in Sholing

And you want to go to town

Don't you go via Bitterne

That's the long way round

Take a trip across the ferry

Take a trip across the sea

And if you're a pedestrian, you can go for free . . .

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

On two steel hauses

Across the river it'll creep

The steel glints in the sunlight

And flops back into the deep

And from the deck of the ferry

What a wonderful sight

All they shipwrights grafting

At Thorneycrofts on the right

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

Go and see Lowry's painting

In the art gallery

Of this wonderful relic of a past centruy

When I sing of its construction

You'll be surprised to learn

That the bow going one way

Coming back becomes the stern!

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

See the weather-beaten captain

With his weather-beaten tan

He don't wear no gold braid

He's a corporation man

And the captains of the ferry

They're a dying race

Cos there ain't no ex-tram drivers

To go and take their place

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

But the floating bridge has had it

They say it's got to go

Cos the motorists don't like it

At 15p a throw

So they build a bridge of concrete

Very modern, very high

But every time I use it

I look down on either side . . .

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last, to last

Danny R

Danny R

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Great song, nice bit of history, really needs to be sung.

 

I'm not sure if it's as good as 'Pompey fan on a string' though

 

 

 

 

 

that's a joke by the way.

RedAndWhite91

RedAndWhite91

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Tune.

 

Just this bit should be sung IMO:

 

If you're ever out in Sholing

And you want to go to town

Don't you go via Bitterne

That's the long way round

Take a trip across the ferry

Take a trip across the sea

And if you're a pedestrian, you can go for free . . .

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

niceandfriendly

niceandfriendly

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I'm with Pilchards on this one.

 

I'm not. Three blind mice is a crap song.

 

The Woolston Ferry however, would be wonderful at SMS. A good way to get it going would be if the club agreed to play this before a game on the big screen.

RedAndWhite91

RedAndWhite91

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What's that got to do with football?

 

might as well sing 'three blind mice.'

 

What has Oh When The Saints got to do with football? It is a religious American gospel hymn! So yes the name matches our nickname, but the Woolston Ferry was part of our city, and obviously sung at games well before my time. I like it.

Ewell

Ewell

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One man went to Mow!

I'm forever blowing bubbles!

You'll never walk alone!

Oh when the Saints!

 

4 of the most well known and loved football songs that have bugger all to do with football!

St. Jason

St. Jason

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The Woolston Ferry

I looked over Woolston and what did I see

Coming for to carry me home?

That old Woolston Ferry coming towards me,

Coming for to carry me home . . .

 

If you're ever out in Sholing

And you want to go to town

Don't you go via Bitterne

That's the long way round

Take a trip across the ferry

Take a trip across the sea

And if you're a pedestrian, you can go for free . . .

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

On two steel hauses

Across the river it'll creep

The steel glints in the sunlight

And flops back into the deep

And from the deck of the ferry

What a wonderful sight

All they shipwrights grafting

At Thorneycrofts on the right

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

Go and see Lowry's painting

In the art gallery

Of this wonderful relic of a past centruy

When I sing of its construction

You'll be surprised to learn

That the bow going one way

Coming back becomes the stern!

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

See the weather-beaten captain

With his weather-beaten tan

He don't wear no gold braid

He's a corporation man

And the captains of the ferry

They're a dying race

Cos there ain't no ex-tram drivers

To go and take their place

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last

 

But the floating bridge has had it

They say it's got to go

Cos the motorists don't like it

At 15p a throw

So they build a bridge of concrete

Very modern, very high

But every time I use it

I look down on either side . . .

 

On the Woolston Ferry

It doesn't travel very fast

It was never built for comfort

It was built to last, to last

Robsk II

Robsk II

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It amuses me when young saints fans cry for this to be included in the stands. This has no relevence to many fans, myself being one, so I wouldn't be singing it. Now if you can change the lyrics to 'over the Itchen bridge'.. Um, no.

RedAndWhite91

RedAndWhite91

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It amuses me when young saints fans cry for this to be included in the stands. This has no relevence to many fans, myself being one, so I wouldn't be singing it. Now if you can change the lyrics to 'over the Itchen bridge'.. Um, no.

 

It has no relevance to me, I am a young Saints fan, yet I'd still like to hear it. Obviously has relevance to a lot of fans and it sounded good when sung at away games last year, a fair few people got involved too, and if it was sung a lot years ago, why not include it? Don't see what harm it'd do.

ericb

ericb

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It amuses me when young saints fans cry for this to be included in the stands. This has no relevence to many fans, myself being one, so I wouldn't be singing it. Now if you can change the lyrics to 'over the Itchen bridge'.. Um, no.

 

Ever sung dambusters or the great escape?

Iowsaintsfan

Iowsaintsfan

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Ive joined in with this in the northam before, would love it to echo round SMS one day but AT THIS SPEED!

The main problem it has more than one line thats not repeated over and over might be a challege for some ;)

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CitySaint

CitySaint

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I love this song, on an old Saints CD i have and loved it immediately. Someone start it in Block 41 and I will sing along. Let's just stick to the chorus though, ease ourselves in.

saint_bert

saint_bert

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It amuses me when young saints fans cry for this to be included in the stands. This has no relevence to many fans, myself being one, so I wouldn't be singing it. Now if you can change the lyrics to 'over the Itchen bridge'.. Um, no.

 

Id like it, im 24. We heard it sung at Millwall and it made my Dad really happy. And for that reason im in.

 

Although I reckon we should run out to the skids-the saints are coming.

 

Just my opinion though

MorningtonCrescent

MorningtonCrescent

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It is a 'regular' away song, we always try to get it going - with random success!

 

As mentioned earlier - just the first verse and 2 x chorus, followed by 'floating bridge, floating bridge, floating bridge'...

 

A classic from many years ago and one that always makes someone smile! :-)

La BoIS Saint

La BoIS Saint

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Personally...

Im not from Woolston.

I don't think it has anything to do with football.

The ferry doesnt exist anymore.

Oh When The Saints is 'our' song.

 

We can have more than one song, honestly, it's allowed.

SaintNeil90

SaintNeil90

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We can have more than one song, honestly, it's allowed.

 

Granted... but this song will never take off, simply because people cant relate to it unless they are from woolston, or were around in the 70s.

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Right sider

Right sider

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Probably no chance, but would love to see it happen, as it is part of this cities heritage and history. Quite fitting for a year where we are reflecting on 125 years of the Saints and all that is Southampton. Would be good to reprise a few more old songs too.

MorningtonCrescent

MorningtonCrescent

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If I can make it all, I will be in the Itchen for a change. ACL reconstruction during the week and probably a bit too soon for me to be "sitting down, standing up" all afternoon in the Northam!

 

If I am in the Itchen, I can try to get it going over there - it'll be the other side of the dugout from the Northam end though, so unlikely to be loud enough for it to be heard there! (or maybe not - some people here may think differently!) The Itchen may not know whats hit them!

 

Hoping to make it to Brizzle Rovers though - so will definitely get it sung there!

 

:)

kpturner

kpturner

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what's that got to do with football?

 

Might as well sing 'three blind mice.'

 

this has no relevence to many fans, myself being one, so i wouldn't be singing it. No.

 

... But this song will never take off, simply because people cant relate to it unless they are from woolston, or were around in the 70s.

................................................................

bit worried that the chavvy element won't get it though.

 

q.e.d

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