Being in lockdown with far too much time on my hands, I’ve compiled a short list of bizzare Celtic chants that are no longer heard. Whether that’s because the player has left or the song has been replaced by something else, these old chants will hopefully bring back a memory or two.
Follow Follow: More famous as a Rangers anthem today, believe it or not Celtic fans used to sing Follow Follow back in the 1950s and likely were the first club to sing it!
The song went: Follow follow, we will follow Celtic, Parkhead Cross, Hampden Park anywhere they go, follow follow we will follow Celtic, when they go to Ibrox, we will follow on.
Danny McGrain: To the tune from 1970s TV show, Rupert Bear.
Danny, Danny, Danny McGrain…Danny, Danny McGrain! Danny, Danny McGrain, everyone knows his name!
Hello Hello: Another song famous for being a Rangers anthem and a sectarian one at that, Celtic originally sang different variations of the tune in the early years. The most famous example of this was after a Scottish Cup semi final in the 1920s, when Celtic beat Rangers 5-0.
Hello hello we are the Timalloys, hello hello you’ll know us by our noise, we beat the Rangers in the cup, ’twas great to be alive, not one, two, three, four, but five.
Rudolph Hess (WW2): Rudolph Hess was a high ranking Nazi officer, who secretly escaped to Scotland hoping to come to a settlement with the UK. It failed and he ended up being jailed for the rest of his life. During the second world war, Celtic fans created a bizzare ditty about him:
A dirty big fat German fell out of the sky one day, he landed in a corn field not so very far away, and when the farmer’s found him he was in an awful mess, they asked him what his name was, he replied “Rudolph Hess.” So they wined him and they dined him, and they fed him off the land, they applied to the Duke of Hamilton, the affair was simply grand, Now they asked him what his business was in Dear Old Glasgow town, he said “I’ve come to Bonnie Scotland to be on the winning side.” CELTIC! CELTIC!
Tommy McInally: To the tune of Roamin’ in the Gloamin’.
Tommy McInally, he’s the toast of ground and stand, Tommy McInally, he’s the greatest in the land, even though i get the sack how I love my Tommy Mac, oh I love my Tommy McInally
There are countless other strange chants over the years. These just sprang to mind from my time researching the club. Let us know any other bizzare Celtic songs that you’ve heard over the years, in the comments section.
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