Liverpool Songs and Famous Chants: From You’ll Never Walk Alone to Poetry in Motion
Liverpool are the most successful football club in England. The people off the pitch work almost as hard as those on it, coming up with countless songs for the players and the club in general in order to demonstrate their support, whilst the Kop, the club’s famous grandstand, is covered in flags and scarves every time they play.
There is one song that is the envy of virtually every club in the world, even if the supporters aren’t willing to admit it, which is You’ll Never Walk Alone; used by other sides such as Celtic and Borussia Dortmund but made famous by the crowd at Anfield. Make no mistake, though, there are countless others that are worth of your attention.
Here is a look at some of the best-known songs in the Liverpool songbook, which you will almost certainly hear any time the club is involved in a big game:
You’ll Never Walk Alone
Easily the song that is most closely association with Liverpool, You’ll Never Walk Alone was originally featured in the musical Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It was turned into a pop hit by Gerry & the Pacemakers in the 1960s, at which time it was common for the Kop to sing the song that was number one in the charts.
It sat at number one for four weeks, which meant that the Anfield faithful were singing it regularly and it soon became something of an unofficial anthem. That, in turn, eventually became the official anthem of the football club, being played ever since.
@skysports You’ll Never Walk Alone rings round an expectant Anfield ❤️ #liverpool #PremierLeague ♬ original sound – Sky Sports
The supporters stand, scarves aloft, singing along to the song before kick-off. A big part of the reason why the song became so beloved by supporters was thanks to the fact that the lyrics resonate so much with fans, especially given some of the incredibly emotional things that the club’s supporters have been through. Here are those lyrics:
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm
There’s a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
Poetry in Motion
When it looks as though Liverpool are on the road to success, it is not uncommon for the supporters to begin singing a song that catches fire and is sung on a regular basis every time the team players. That is exactly what happened with Poetry in Motion, which became the song of the 2013-2014 season.
Brendan Rodgers ultimately proved to be a disappointing manager, but there was a moment when the Reds were scoring freely and it seemed as though anything was possible. That was aided and abetted by the supporters singing the following during matches:
We are Liverpool, lalalalala
We are Liverpool, lalalalalala
We are Liverpool, lalalalala
We’re the best football team in the land
YES WE ARE!
Poetry in motion, lalalalala
Poetry in motion, lalalalalala
Poetry in motion, lalalalala
We’re the best football team in the land
YES WE ARE!
It would be song on repeat by the fans inside Anfield, often complimented by the waving of scarves.
Allez Allez Allez
Speaking of songs that came about thanks to the club going on an adventure that seemed destined for success, that is exactly where Allez Allez Allez came from.
🎶 Allez, Allez, Allez 🎶pic.twitter.com/1vnTPvOyJI
— Threads For Reds (@ThreadsForReds) April 24, 2023
It is based on an Italian disco song called L’Estate Sta Finendo, which became a hit for Righeira in 1985. The Liverpool fans, of course, adapted and changed the lyrics to make them their own, which are as follows:
We’ve conquered all of Europe,
We’re never gonna stop,
From Paris down to Turkey,
We’ve won the f*cking lot!
Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly,
The Fields of Anfield Road,
We are all supporters and
We come from Liverpool!
Allez, allez, allez!
Allez, allez, allez!
Allez, allez, allez!
Allez, allez, allez!
The song has since been adopted by many other sets of supporters, with the likes of Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester City coming up with their own lyrics.
Poor Scouser Tommy
The song Poor Scouser Tommy was first heard during the Bill Shankly era, but is a staple of the Scouse songbook.
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The original song was based on a Scouse tale about a man called Tommy was sent to fight, with some debate around whether it was under the Libyan sun or the Arabian sun, and the lyrics went as follows:
Can I tell you the story of a poor boy
Who was sent far away from his home
To fight for his king and his country
And also, the old folks back home
Now they put him in a Highland division
Sent him off to a far foreign land
Where the flies flew around in their thousands
And there’s nothing to see but the sand
Well, the battle started next morning
Under the Libyan sun
I remember that poor Scouser Tommy
Who was shot by an old nazi gun
As he lay on the battle field dying, dying, dying
With blood gushing out of his head
As he lay on the battle field dying, dying, dying
These were the last words he said…
Oh… I am a Liverpudlian
I come from the Spion Kop
I like to sing, I like to shout
I go there quite a lot, every week
We support the team that’s dressed in Red
A team that you all know
A team that we call Liverpool
And to glory we will go
In the wake of a 5-0 win over Merseyside neighbours Everton, more lyrics were added that go as follows, blending into All You Need is Love by The Beatles:
We’ve won the League, we’ve won the Cup
And we’ve been to Europe too
We played the Toffees for a laugh
And we left them feeling blue – Five Nil!
One two
One, two, three
One, two, three, four
Five nil!
Rush scored one
Rush scored two
Rush scored three
And Rush scored four
The Fields of Anfield Road
The final song we’ll tell you about in some detail is that of The Fields of Anfield Road.
@abossnight “All round the fields of Anfield Road…” 🎶 @jamiewebstermusic #LFC #LiverpoolFC #Liverpool #LiverpoolSongs #YNWA ♬ original sound – BOSS Night
Based on the Irish folk ballad The Fields of Athenry, the lyrics have obviously been changed in order to offer thanks and praise to the players that helped to make Liverpool great. They go as follows:
Outside the Shankly Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Shankly, they have taken you away
But you left a great eleven
Before you went to heaven
Now it’s glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
–Chorus–
All round the fields of Anfield Road
Where once we watched the King Kenny play (and could he play!)
Stevie Heighway on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
‘Bout the glory, round the Fields of Anfield Road
Outside the Paisley Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Paisley, they have taken you away
But you led the great eleven
Back in Rome in 77
And the Redmen they’re still playing the same way
Chorus
Beside the Hillsborough flame
I heard a Kopite mourning
Why so many taken on that day?
Justice has never been done
But their memory will carry on
There’ll be glory round the Fields of Anfield Road.
Other Songs
-London Bridge
-We all dream of a team of Carraghers
-We’ve won it 6 times
-We hate Nottingham Forest
-Oh Campione
-Torres Bounce
-Ste Gerrard, Gerrard
-Arne Slot, Nanananana
-I’m so Glad That Jürgen is a Red
In truth, there are countless songs that Liverpool supporters sing for the players that have played for them over the years, as well as some previous managers. If it is a big game or the Reds are winning comfortably, many of the old songs will get a run out in order to show love for people previously associated with the club.