Rangers used to do this song much better

That is far too slow.

The boy leading it is trying to slow down their fans because down in England they sing everything so fast, but that is really taking the piss:))
 
Used to be sung on the supporters bus but it started with “were you there at the battle of Belfast” and finished with us going into altogether now the cry!
 
On the battlefield at Barcelona
Where most of the fighting was done
A Rangers supporter lay dying
Shot by an old Spanish gun

As he lay on the battlefield dying
With the blood pouring down from his head
As he lay on the battlefield dying
He turned to his comrade and said

Altogether now the cry was No Surrender
 
GourockBear said:
My Dad sang a version of that for years starting “ It was there at the battle of Sicily” Also ending in a rendition of The Cry was No Surrender.. Great song
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Coatbridge supporters' clubs (5 I know of) used to sing this version.

Have you heard of the battle of Sicily?
Where most of the fighting was done,
It was there that a young orange soldier,
Was shot by an old 19th Century Terrorist gun.

As he lay on the battlefield dying,
With the blood pouring down from his head,
As he lay on the battlefield dying,
He turned to his comrades and said.

The cry was no surrender.....etc
 
Years ago - many years ago- when the Premier League was cancelled to allow for a Scotland v Australia WoldCup play off- many bears travelled to Liverpool for a game against Chelsea.

My mates and I Travelled down I strand it and spent the night in same. Idiot pal sleeping across front seats knocked the lights on. Flat battery in the morning. A group of Chelsea fans arriving at Lime Street kindly gave us the push start required - so all piled in for a lift to Anfield.

we asked them for a song and they stated off about this poor old Tommy struggling through...when they got to the bit about “...he turned to his comrades and said” we were all going mental with “The cry was No Surrender”

Transit was bouncing!

from that point I’ve seen Chelsea as my English team. Reckon many bears changed from a Liverpool allegiance that day towards Chelsea!
 
Mossblown_Loyal said:
Will you bury me under the red hand.
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That's the version I remember, similar to Biffa a transit van with some lads from Belfast although for the Skol Cup final in 86. Dont think my school teachers were impressed the following week as I taught some school mates a new tune ))
 
Seems there are a few different versions of words sung.

On our bus it was different again from any of the ones posted above.
 
LOL 133 said:
Coatbridge supporters' clubs (5 I know of) used to sing this version.

Have you heard of the battle of Sicily?
Where most of the fighting was done,
It was there that a young orange soldier,
Was shot by an old 19th Century Terrorist gun.

As he lay on the battlefield dying,
With the blood pouring down from his head,
As he lay on the battlefield dying,
He turned to his comrades and said.

The cry was no surrender.....etc
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It was there at the battle of Sicily?
Where most of the fighting was done,
It was there that a young Scottish soldier,
Was shot by an old Italian gun.

As he lay on the battlefield dying,
With the blood pouring down from his head,
As he lay on the battlefield dying,
He turned to his comrades and said.

The cry was no surrender.....etc

That was the version I was brought up with, My old man has since passed away since the first post and I sing this one with a few rums in me most Saturday nights with a tear in my eye.
 
The first version I heard was much faster and began -

Have you heard of the tale of the Oldpark, where most of the fighting was done

etc etc
 
Bordersbear said:
I always thought it was the battle of Derry, would make more sense as the cry was no surrender.
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Were you there at the Battle of Derry
Where most of the fighting was done
It was there that a brave young Orangeman
Was shot by an IRA gun

As he lay on the battlefield dying
With the blood pouring down from his head
As he lay on the battlefield dying
These were the words that he said

Oh the cry was No Surrender

Motherwell in the 1970s - so almost certainly the authentic version ;)
 
Sancus said:
On the battlefield at Barcelona
Where most of the fighting was done
A Rangers supporter lay dying
Shot by an old Spanish gun

As he lay on the battlefield dying
With the blood pouring down from his head
As he lay on the battlefield dying
He turned to his comrade and said

Altogether now the cry was No Surrender
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That is not the words I know, certainly not the original.
 
Bordersbear said:
I always thought it was the battle of Derry, would make more sense as the cry was no surrender.
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have you heard of the battle of Derry
thats where most of the fighting was done
It was there that a brave orange soldier was killed by an all penion gun.
As he lay on the battlefield dying
all the blood running down from his head
he turned to his leader, King William
and these are the words that he said.

The cry....................
That is the words I knew.
 
Govan36 said:
I'm a Liverpudlian, I come from the Spion Kop ? My recollection is the Spion Kop is in South Africa.
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Spion Kop was the name given to some terraces behind the goal and was a reference to the hill in South Africa that was the scene of the battle. It's often shortened to Kop as in the terracing at Liverpool but the original name was Spion Kop I think.
 
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The version we sang on our RSC bus was

Do you remember the battle of the Shankill,
On the field where the fighting was done,
There lay a young UVF man gunned down by an IRA gun ,
As he lay on the battlefield dying ,with the blood running down from his head ,
As he lay on the battlefield dying he turned to his comrades and said ,

All together now the cry was NO SURRENDER.
 
Another version, regularly sung by the old team on our bus.

Have you heard of the battle of the Somme
Where most of the fighting was done
It was there that a young Ulster Soldier
Was shot by a dirty German gun

As he lay on the battlefield dying
Etc etc etc
 
It'd be interesting to know who sung it first on whether we copied Liverpools version or they copied ours.
 
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