Wolves Songs and Chants: From We’ll Never Die to Stand Up if You Love the Wolves

Football clubs have long and illustrious histories. Even those that haven’t enjoyed the same sort of success as the biggest teams in the land still have the kind of culture within supporters that means that songs and chants can often be heard cascading down from the terraces. On that front, Wolverhampton Wanderers are no different from any other side, albeit with much less to sing about in terms of historical success than a club such as Liverpool, Manchester United or Arsenal. As a result, the supporters are often keen to show their love for their team in any way that they can.

The best way of doing that, of course, is by using your voice. There are always some witty and intelligent supporters who are happy to come up with songs and chants, spreading them to their fellow match-goers in the local pubs and on buses and trains to away matches. Sometimes, the songs that emerge from the fans are the typical ones that you might hear at any number of clubs up and down the country. Other times, they are sung in order to show appreciation for a specific player or a former manager. It also goes without saying that some are derogatory towards rival clubs.

Based in the West Midlands, Wolverhampton Wanderers have a host of different teams that they think of as being their rivals. West Bromwich Albion are one of the biggest rivals that Wolves have, mainly on account of the fact that it is the Black Country derby, but the likes of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and even Stoke City aren’t far behind when it comes to supporters going on the attack more than choosing to demonstrate their love. Part of the problem for modern-day supporters is that many of the players that became heroes have moved on to play elsewhere.

Here is a look at some of the songs and chants that you can expect to hear sung by the Molineux faithful or the away supporters when Wolves are on the road. It is important to point out that this list is far from exhaustive, so if you feel like you have heard something that isn’t featured here, then you will almost certainly be right. Nevertheless, this is designed to offer a sense of the kinds of things that Wolves supporters will engage in.

We’ll Never Die

One of the songs that Wolves fans love to sing from time to time is one that is all about the club’s ability to keep on going no matter what. It is a song as much about defiance as it is about showing love and support for the players, nevertheless able to add to a good atmosphere when the supporters all get involved. Here is what it goes like:

We’ll Never Die,

Wanderers Will Never Die,

We’ll Keep The Gold Flag Flying High…

(Repeat)

It is the kind of chant that gets repeated until something exciting happens on the football pitch or else until the supporters lose steam.

Boys of the Black Country

There is little question that one of the rivalries that sits at the top of the agenda for most supporters is that of the one with West Bromwich Albion. The two clubs are based in what is known as the Black Country, hoping for dominance of the local area each and every time that the two teams come up against one another.

With that in mind, the Boys of the Black Country chant is one that is as much about winding up Baggies fans as it is about supporting Wolves. Here are the lyrics:

Run run wherever you may be,

We are the boys from the Black Country,

And we’ll beat you all, whoever you may be,

Cause we are the boys from the Black Country…

(Repeat)

Those Were the Days

Originally a song by Mary Hopkin, Those Were the Days is another in the long line of examples of songs that were taken up by football supporters and given a twist to make them about the club that they love. In the case of Wolverhampton Wanderers, they have put their own lyrics onto the tune that was popularised by Hopkin. Because it is quite wordy in its nature, it isn’t sung by the whole crowd as often as some of the older supporters might like, instead being reserved for special occasions and, more and more frequently, pubs near to the ground before and after matches.

This is what it goes like:

Once upon a time there was a tavern,

Where we used to raise a glass or two, or three or four!

Where we used to while away the hours,

Thinking of the things we used to do.

Those were the days my friend,

We thought they’d never end,

We’d sing and dance forever and a day.

We’d live the life we choose,

We’d fight and never lose,

For we’re The Wolves, oh yes we are The Wolves!

La la la la la.

La la la la

La la la laaa la, la la la la…

When the Wolves Go Marching In

There is barely a football club in the United Kingdom that doesn’t have some version of this song. Originally, “When the Saints Go Marching In” is traditionally sung by Southampton supporters; other teams simply take the lyrics and put their own club’s name in their place instead. Here is how Wolves supporters deal with it:

Oh, when the Wolves,

Go marching in,

Oh, when the Wolves go marching in,

I wanna be in that number,

When the Wolves go marching in…

Stevie Bull’s a Tatter

When it comes to songs about former players, few have the sort of contribution towards the atmosphere that this one about Steve Bull can offer. It is a tune that not only works in praise of Steve Bull but also gets a dig in at the expense of West Bromwich Albion, which all Wolves supporters can get on board with.

Given the fact that it’s been several decades since Steve Bull played for the team, it is only brought out on special occasions when the supporters are in the right mood for it. Here’s what they sing:

Oh, Stevie Bull’s a tatter,

He wears the England cap,

He plays for Wolverhampton,

And he is a lovely chap.

He scores with his left foot,

He scores with his right,

And when we play the Albion,

He’ll score all f**king night!

We Hate Albion

Let’s be honest, the majority of football supporters lack any sort of subtlety, which is especially the case when it comes to singing about their rivals. In the case of Wolverhampton Wanderers, the supporters love to engage in some lighthearted banter about West Bromwich Albion, which this chant pulls off in buckets. Here is how it goes:

We hate Albion,

Said we hate Albion (shit),

We hate Albion,

Said we hate Albion (shit),

We hate Albion,

Said we hate Albion (shit),

We hate Albion,

Said we hate Albion (shit),

We hate Albion,

Said we hate Albion (shit)!

Let’s All Have A Disco

It would be untrue to say that Wolverhampton Wanderers supporters are the only ones that engage in the singing of this particular tune. If the fans are in the mood for some fun, though, this is the one that will be brought out. More often than not, it occurs when the club is struggling on the pitch, so the supporters in the stands like to turn their dark humour towards what’s occurring rather than get dragged down into the issues that they’re seeing transpire in front of them. It isn’t a complicated song, but it is quite a fun one:

Let’s all have a disco,

Na Na Na Na,

Na Na Na Na.

(Repeat)

Stand Up if You Love the Wolves

Supporters are always looking for ways to engage the rest of the crowd, which is why songs like this exist. Even the most boring of football fan can’t help but get involved, regardless of the fact that countless teams up and down the country have their own version of it. Sometimes, Wolves supporters might sing something like ‘Stand up, if you hate West Brom’, but more often than not you will hear the following being chanted:

Stand up if you love the Wolves,

Stand up if you love the Wolves…

(Repeat)