Capo 4th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 There's the Reds and there's the Greens

 Super slicks and has beens

 They're accompanied by three men dressed in black

 One's a whistle, two are flags, and quite often they're the drags

 Kick the ball into the goal, they put it back

 Yes Match of the Day's

 The only way, to spend your Saturday

 Each side's eleven men, with numbers on their backs

 But at a distance they all tend to look the same

 But some own their boutiques, well they clean up every week

 Inciting riots, causing chaos, such a shame!

 But Match of the Day's

 The only way we spend our Saturday

And that's not all, our mates the keepers

Slippin' and sliding in the mud

Arms as long as creepers

Send him off Ref'

Where are your specs Ref'

Kick you to death Ref'

Oi! Are you deaf Ref

 There's a few things before we go

 That I think you ought to know

 Obstruction, Body Checking, heavy tackles

 So put on your hat and scarf

 Have a drink, have a larf'

 From the terrace you can see your men do battle

 Yes Match of the Day's

 The only way you can spend your Saturday

Don't forget, the trainers with their sponges

Managers with open cheques, liquid business lunches

Send him off Ref'

Where are your specs Ref'

Kick you to death Ref'

Oi! Are you deaf Ref

Outro

lyrics mumbled ad lib)

 (repeat and fade)

Phfff! Good game 'ey, Ron?

D'you see that goal in the Second Half? oh!

Bit of a dirty tackle that, mate!

I reckon I should've been a penalty myself!

We paid 400, 000 pound for him, you realise that?

Oh - look out, here comes a bottle

Yes, fancy a pint then? My round ...