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This song was sent to me by Fergie Hunter. He adapted an old Linfield song. It is sung to the tune of 40 shades of green. I think it it is excellent.
SHIRTS OF ROYAL BLUE
I CLOSE
MY EYES AND PICTURE
THAT LOVELY IBROX SCENE
I NEVER EVER THINK ABOUT
THE FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
FOR THE LADS THAT I WILL SING ABOUT
ARE KING WILLIAMS CHOSEN FEW
A CREDIT TO THEIR LOYAL CLUB
IN THEIR SHIRTS OF ROYAL BLUE
AS ONCE
AGAIN IN MEMORY
I GO BACK DOWN THE YEARS
I THINK OF ALL THE FAMOUS LADS
TO WHOM WE GAVE OUR CHEERS
THEY CAN KEEP THEIR FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
OR ANY OTHER FEW
BUT LEAVE TO US THE RANGERS
IN THEIR SHIRTS OF ROYAL BLUE.
THE HIBS,
AND HEARTS AND CELTIC,
THE TWO TEAMS FROM DUNDEE,
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS OF ABERDEEN,
DON'T MEAN THAT MUCH TO ME
OTHER TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE LAND
HAVE SUPPORTERS JUST A FEW
BUT THE TEAM WE LOVE IS RANGERS
IN THEIR SHIRTS OF ROYAL BLUE.
I THINK THAT I CAN SEE AGAIN
DAVY WILSON ON THE WING,
MILLER BRAND, AND HENDERSON,
OF OUR HEROES WE WILL SING
BOBBY SHEARER PLAYED HIS PART
AND SLIM JIM BAXTER TOO
THEY LIFTED MANY TROPHIES
IN THEIR SHIRTS OF ROYAL BLUE.
JOHN GREIG
AND ERIC CALDOW
AND GEORGE McCLEAN AS WELL
AND MANY MORE JUST LIKE THEM
OF WHOM I'D LIKE TO TELL
BUT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE
SO I'LL ONLY NAME A FEW
AND GIVE A TOAST TO EVERY LAD
WHO WORE THE ROYAL BLUE
AS ONCE
AGAIN IN MEMORY
I GO BACK DOWN THE YEARS
I THINK OF ALL THE FAMOUS LADS
TO WHOM WE GAVE OUR CHEERS
THEY CAN KEEP THEIR FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
OR ANY OTHER FEW
BUT LEAVE TO US THE RANGERS
IN THEIR SHIRTS OF ROYAL BLUE