The Game (The Memories song)
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The Game is a lyrical adaptation of Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by The Memories which had the words change to highlight Ireland's run in the 1990 World Cup.
[edit] Lyrics
(as transcribed by theworm2345)
Verse 1:
Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand
Johnny Giles, Ireland
Mick McCarthy, Stephen Staunton
Cascarino
Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn
Packie doesn't let em in
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Only one can go
Verse 2:
Paul McGrath, Back Four[1]
Aldridge got another score
World Cup
English Clubs
Kevin Moran and the Dubs
European Championship
How can we forget the trip
Andy Townsend, Kevin Sheedy
Stapleton's a supersub
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse 3:
Butragueño, Hungary
We scared the Dutch in Germany
Charlie Hurley, Liam Tuohy
Opel Invest
Ray Houghton, Liverpool
Ronnie Whelan's so cool
O'Leary in the Sunday World
Con is in the press
Stuttgart was no dream
now we have a winning team
Billy Bingham, Budapest
Man of Magic, Georgie Best
Eamon Dunphy writes it down
Dalymount to Landsdowne
English Football in a mess
Trouble on the Terraces
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse4:
Dasaev, Sócrates,
Maradona, Ardiles,
Puskás, Bessonov,
René van de Kerkhof,
Hamilton, Jim Magee,
Saint And Greavsie on TV,
Maradona, Hand of God
Brady should be in the Squad
Chris Morris, score draw
Don Givens, Denis Law,
Eusebio, Junior, Ronnie Whelan Senior
Pelé #10
We'll never see his like again
Goikoetxea is mean[2]
Champions, Argentina
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse5:
Netherlands, Egypt
England got a free trip
Pleaded, Seeded
Because of the supporters
Ruud Gullit might be out
Holland wouldn't have a shout
Hoddle and Waddle
Have they got the bottle
We have England in the draw
And the Dutch like before
One thing that were grateful for
We didn't get the Mafia
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse6:
Seeded in Sicily
Off the coast of Italy
6 hour boat trip[3]
We can take the hardship
But the fans couldn't care
They can travel anywhere
No one else can match the sound
Our supporters bring around
June 11, English Game
We can do the trick again
Egypt next and then the Dutch
Its the second round for us
When we finally get to Rome
No one will be left at home
Aldridge is about to score
Listen to the Irish Roar
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning
We'll bring the Sam Maguire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
[4]
- ^ Charlton actually used 5 across the back in the 1990 World Cup, with Chris Morris, Paul McGrath, Mick McCarthy, Steve Staunton, and Kevin Moran. Actually this isn't accurate - Paul McGrath played in centre of midfield for Ireland during those years. For several years Ireland stuck strictly to a 4-4-2 formation
- ^ not sure of this name
- ^ From Sardinia to Sicily
- ^ [1] - video of song made by theworm2345 (for FootballClips.net)
