Barmy Army’s playlist to spice up The Ashes
NNOTHING livens up a steamy afternoon of Test cricket quite like the sound of thousands of Englishmen and women singing in unison, trying to inspire the England team. Unfortunately travel restrictions imposed during the Covid pandemic means the Barmy Army touring party won’t be in Australia thi year, although a few expats intend to bring their voice to Aussie grounds starting at Brisbane on December 8. Here the Barmy Army provide some of their best tunes and old favourites that you may see and hear on the big screens throughout the Ashes.
WE ARE THE ARMY!
We are the army, the Barmy Army
Oh we are mental, and we are mad
We are the loyalest, cricket supporters
That the world has ever had.
DON’T BLAME IT ON THE AUSSIES
Don’t Blame it on the Aussies Don’t blame it on Warner, Don’t blame it on Steve Smith Don’t blame it on Lehmann Blame it on the Bancroft
JOE ROOT
(song: John Denvers - You fill Up My Senses)
One night in Kolkata, We met our new hero
Got ruined on vodka and a blue marker pen He made his test debut, On a dust bowl in Nagpur
Our baby faced Batsman...It’ s Super Joe Root!
JIMMY ANDERSON
Jimmy Anderson...Jimmy Anderson...
When he makes it swing, the Barmy Army sing,
For Jimmy Anderson!
JONNY BAIRSTOW
Oh Jonny Bairstow you are the love of my life, Oh Jonny Bairstow, I’d let you have my wife, Oh Jonny Bairstow I want your ginger hair too
DOM BESS
(song: Norman Greenbau m - The Spirit In The Sky)
Going on up to the spirit in the sky
It’s where I’m gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I’m gonna go on the piss with Dommy Bess
STUART BROAD
He’s big, he’s bad, he’s better than his Dad...
Stuart Broad...Stuart Broad!
JOS BUTTLER
We sit and drink and watch you bat
We can’t believe how you can do that
Hit six and four from low full toss
We love you you’re our super Jos
All we need is super Jos Buttler Super Jos Buttler, Super Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler
All we need is super Jos Buttler, Super Jos it’s true, The Army does love you
ZAK CRAWLEY
In the future he’ll play for England from Chittagong to the MCG
He’s taller than the floodlights Zak Crawley,
Zak Crawley, Zak Crawley, Zak Crawley, Zak Crawley
He’s taller than the floodlights, Zak Crawley
HASEEB HAMEED
Haseeb Hameed please score a run or two
Haseeb Hameed a century will do
Haseeb Hameed we’re all in love with you!
Oh Haseeb dooby doo, we’re in love with you
Haseeb dooby doo
JACK LEACH
Leachy nicked a single and he tied the Test
One run Leachy One one run Gary mucked it up cause his fieldings a mess
One run Leachy one one run Ohh and his glasses are clean, Ohh and he’s a run machine Ohh and we dared to dream, One run Leachy one one run!
DAWID MALAN
(song: Our House - Madness) Malan, in the middle of our team
Malan, batting like you’ve never seen
Malan, makes it good to be alive Malan, when you see his cover drive!
CRAIG OVERTON
(song: Here Comes The Sun The Beatles)
He’s Overton, doo, doo, doo, do He’s Overton, and I say he’s alright!
Barmy Army, it’s been a long long covid winter
Barmy Army, we’ve had 2 jabs we’re still not there!
OLLIE ROBINSON
(song: Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel)
And here’s to you, Ollie Robinson
England loves you more than you will know...What woah woah
God bless you please, Ollie Robinson
Middle stumps is cartwheeling away...Hey hey hey, hey hey hey
BEN STOKES
(song: Hokey Pokey)
You put the batsman in, he bowls them out
In out in out he swings it all about
You do the Stokey cokey and you turn around
That’s what it’s all about Ooooooooh the Stokey Cokey Ooooooooh the Stokey Cokey Ooooooooh the Stokey Cokey Ooooooooh the Stokey Cokey Aussie Batsman out out out!
MARK WOOD
Shake it up Woody now, shake it up Woody,
Pace and bounce, pace and bounce..
Come on, come on, come on, come on Woody now, come on Woody... you’re gonna bowl em all out, bowl em all out! and when we see you running in, Running on in
You know you look so good, Look so good,
You’re England’s fastest bowler now, Fastest Bowler... They won’t forget Mark Wood!
RICKY PONTING
(song: Yesterday)
Yesterday
Ponting’s troubles seemed so far away
Now Nathan Hauritz is here to stay
McGrath and Warner were Yesterday
Suddenly
They’re not half the team they used to be
Will he lose Ashes number three Oh yesterday came suddenly Why Haydos had to go I don’t know, Langer wouldn’t say Gilchrist’s gone, now Ricky longs for Yesterdayyyyy