Dean Whitbread

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June 24, 2010
 

Don't Mention the World Cup Ever Again

 
Four years ago in 2006 I wrote this song and made this video for Mr John Otto Cleese to coincide with the World Cup.

You know - THE World Cup - the FIFA World Cup. Football. The game played with the feet. By the whole world.

Didn't do too badly. Astonishingly, now England are playing Germany, we're even shifting some more copies of this neatly non-xenophobic number. iTunes: http://bit.ly/dontmentionthewar
 
Song written by Dean Whitbread, Ashley Slater. Oh yes, and John Cleese nabbed himself a credit too.

Comments (5)

Jun 24, 2010
red1hols said...
Great tune, kinda catchy. Shame you didn't have time for the vuvuzela remix.
Jun 24, 2010
Ariela said...
Catchy for sure. You should post the lyrics.
Jun 24, 2010
fadaled said...
Yes, please, could you post the lyrics?
Jun 24, 2010
Dean Whitbread said...
Don't mention the war
That's what football is for
In 1966 we were the winning team
We'd rather not discuss what happened in between

Don't mention the war
Just get out there and score
That glorious moment when the lions roar
Don't mention the war

Football - il bel gioco
Brazil and Mexico
You know we're gonna beat yer
We'll be sad to see you
Go! (Red card for time wasting)

Don't mention the World Cup!

Don't mention the war
That's what football is for
They might have bombed our chip shop sixty years ago
A billion pints of lager later - here we go!

Don't call them rude names
It's such a beautiful game
That glorious moment when the lions roar
Don't mention the war

It's unbelievable
There are no words to explain
The moon, over the moon
When we score and score again

Rule Britannia, the penalty's gone wide
Linesman with a little flag has ruled offside

Come on Engerland, we'll support you evermore...
Come on Engerland, we'll support you evermore...
Come on Engerland, we'll support you evermore...

Don't mention the war
Bend that ball round the wall
Instead of saving Poland we are scoring goals
After 40 years of extra time and bacon rolls

Don't mention the war
That's what football is for
At the glorious moment when the lions roar
We must not mention, we will not mention
We might just mention the war!

Jul 01, 2010
yetjazz said...
love this.....

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