Anyone remember?.........

[Foxesmints]

The bizarre terrace song from the 60's/early 70's - Saying Goodbye To His Horse? Which went something like:.                                                              To his horse, to his horse,.                         He was saying goodbye to his horse.     And has he was saying goodbye to his horse he was saying goodbye to his horse.                                                           

[willie-bell-in-rothley]

no

[OntarioFox]

my lovely lovely lovely horse 💕 🐎

[Scanchez]

Neigh

[The Horse's Mouth]

I want to shower you in sugar lumps

[fazzyfox]

The guys near me sing a little hoarse, particularly by the 2nd half

[SouthStandUpperTier]

You hum it and I'll play it.

[ElusiveEd]

What a load of old pony!  

[Guest Lako42]

[Voll Blau]

44 minutes ago, Foxesmints said:

The bizarre terrace song from the 60's/early 70's - Saying Goodbye To His Horse? Which went something like:.                                                              To his horse, to his horse,.                         He was saying goodbye to his horse.     And has he was saying goodbye to his horse he was saying goodbye to his horse.                                                           

I have heard of this one and always wondered what the story behind it was. Remember some old boys singing it at the back of the Kop once about 10 years ago.

[goody2028]

[gw_leics772]

It used to get an airing in the f bar pre game. As early as pre covid. Not heard it this season though.

 

Edited 21 October 2021 by gw_leics772

[Foxes1]

55 minutes ago, Foxesmints said:

The bizarre terrace song from the 60's/early 70's - Saying Goodbye To His Horse? Which went something like:.                                                              To his horse, to his horse,.                         He was saying goodbye to his horse.     And has he was saying goodbye to his horse he was saying goodbye to his horse.                                                           

Remember it well. Not sure where it came from though. Another was chips and beans on a tray on a tray. 

[surrifox]

11 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

I have heard of this one and always wondered what the story behind it was. Remember some old boys singing it at the back of the Kop once about 10 years ago.

yes I've definitely heard it but I thought it was Goodnight horse . It was regularly sung by Chelsea fans in the shed end back in the 70s

[st albans fox]

19 minutes ago, Foxes1 said:

Remember it well. Not sure where it came from though. Another was chips and beans on a tray on a tray. 

you missed the second 'on a tray'

 

repeat ad nauseum .......

 

this i remember well and have sung on occasions for no apparent reason since ........

[old koppite]

I remember it from the 70s.  

 

It was to the tune of "Leicester score, Leicester score, when you get one you'll get more....." wasn't it?

 

Another weird one from the time was " My dad knows Bill Smith,  Bill Smith knows my dad  ....." to Onward Christian Soldiers! 

 

  

[weller54]

4 hours ago, Foxesmints said:

The bizarre terrace song from the 60's/early 70's - Saying Goodbye To His Horse? Which went something like:.                                                              To his horse, to his horse,.                         He was saying goodbye to his horse.     And has he was saying goodbye to his horse he was saying goodbye to his horse.                                                           

Ode to Arry Kane?

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

4 hours ago, Foxesmints said:

The bizarre terrace song from the 60's/early 70's - Saying Goodbye To His Horse? Which went something like:.                                                              To his horse, to his horse,.                         He was saying goodbye to his horse.     And has he was saying goodbye to his horse he was saying goodbye to his horse.                                                           

Never heard it at a football match but heard it sung by a group of Scots rugby fans at Murrayfield in 1987. Irritating as feck. 

[PaulW]

14 minutes ago, old koppite said:

I remember it from the 70s.  

 

It was to the tune of "Leicester score, Leicester score, when you get one you'll get more....." wasn't it?

 

Another weird one from the time was " My dad knows Bill Smith,  Bill Smith knows my dad  ....." to Onward Christian Soldiers! 

 

  

For what it's worth, (which is not a lot!) that was originally sung as "Lloyd George Knows my Father, Father knows Lloyd George", though I'm not sure where or when.  

[old koppite]

36 minutes ago, PaulW said:

For what it's worth, (which is not a lot!) that was originally sung as "Lloyd George Knows my Father, Father knows Lloyd George", though I'm not sure where or when.  

 

Oh yes, you're right!

 

Rose coloured specs and all that, but back in the day it seemed like there were more witty, spontaneous, sometimes random just for the fun (eg To His Horse)  and topical chants. (Obviously some unpleasant ones too).

 

 

[Ginger_Filbert]

I always assumed it was hoarse rather than horse and suggesting losing your voice from singing/supporting the team. 

[Buce]

 

Apparently it's a Charlton song:

 

https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/47388/goodbye-horse

 

Northampton sing it too.

Edited 21 October 2021 by Buce

[SemperEadem]

5 minutes ago, Buce said:

 

Apparently it's a Charlton song:

 

https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/47388/goodbye-horse

 

Northampton sing it too.

Yeah Cobblers do. Used to live with two of their fans.

[Guest kristianity77]

Never heard of that one.

 

First chant I ever heard at my first ever game was "in your grimsby slums, you look in the bin to find something to eat, you find a dead dog and you think it's a treat, in your grimsby slums"

 

Something like that anyway.  My 12 year old self thought that was the funniest thing ever. 

[Aus Fox]

Always used to get an airing in The Turnstile (The pub, not the entry to the game).

I was once informed it was to do with a trip to The Old Den (Millwall) and they used to parade a horse around the game prematch, the rumour was someone in the away end fed the horse something on its was around the ground leading to the horses demise.

I have no idea if there is any truth to this story, or I was told this as a young lad by some pissed up old bloke full of crap, but that was the story I was told.