The Bayview Songbook
What is football without football chants? One of the criticisms levelled at Bayview Stadium over the years has been the lack of atmosphere and no real chants apart from renditions of the classic “East Fife, clap, clap, clap”.
Singing sections have been suggested and tried, and to be fair, as is the case with most clubs, a lot of the best singing comes away from home.
The East Fife supporters songbook used to be long and varied in the early 2000s, but as a lot of those singers have moved on or moved away from Bayview, a number of these songs have been lost in the ether.
But we want to have a permanent reminder of what they were and hopefully get some of them back up and running again. There’s a lot of old classics and young pretenders alike listed here for you. Take a trip down memory lane or get them back up and running again, and if we’ve missed out any of the more recent ones, let us know and we’ll get them added in!
To navigate this page, just click on the individual song titles for the words or scroll through the whole thing. Do what you fancy, but please do sing!
(WE ALL DREAM OF) A TEAM OF JOHNNY SMARTS
YOU ALL LIVE ON THE SHITE SIDE OF FIFE
(traditional arrangement!)
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little lord Jesus
Stood up and he said
Ooh to
Ooh to be
Ooh to be a
Fifer
TOP
BAGGY TROUSERS – 07/08 REMIX
McCulloch or Scotty Fox
Walker, Greenhill, Paul Stewart
McManus scores another one
We’ve got Kevin Fotheringham
Tweed & Cameron at the back
And we’ve got King Johnny Smart
O’Reilly, McDonald & Linton to
We’re the boys from New Bayview
Oh what fun we have
Cos last season it ended bad
Now we’re at the top
And Methil East Fife’s going up
doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo dooooo
doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
dooooo dooooo doooooooooo
Methil East Fife (doo doo doo doo doo)
Methil East Fife (doo doo doo doo doo)
Methil East Fife (doo doo doo doo doo)
Meeethiiiil Eeeeeast Fiiiife
Methil East Fife (doo doo doo doo doo)
Methil East Fife (doo doo doo doo doo)
Methil East Fife (doo doo doo doo doo)
Meeethiiiil Eeeeeast Fiiiife
(Repeat To Suit)
TOP
BLACK AND GOLD
(to the tune of Spandau Ballet’s “Gold”)
Black and Gold
Gold
We’ve got the power you know
Baikie has turned us around
We’re indestructible
Always believe in
Black and Gold
Gold
(To the tune of “Just One Of Those SONGs”)
Oh
We’re
The
Boys on the social
The boys on the dole
We’re so fucking ugly
We can’t get a hole
But we all go mental
When we score a goal
Cos the Bayview Boys are in town
Na, na, na
Nana na na na, nana na na na
Ooh
TOP
COWDEN FAMILY
(to the tune of the Addams Family)
They come frae near Lochgelly
They havenae got a telly
They’re dirty and they’re smelly
The Cowden Family
The girls all have moustaches
They’ve all got nasty rashes
And nae cunt ever washes
The Cowden Family
Everywhere we go
(Everywhere we go)
People want to know
(People want to know)
Who we are
(Who we are)
Shall we tell them
(Shall we tell them)
We are the East Fife
(We are the East Fife)
We hate Dunfermline and we hate Raith Rovers
(We hate Dunfermline and we hate Raith Rovers)
Oh oh
(oh oh)
Oh ohhhh
(Oh ohhhh)
Oh oh oh East Fife
East Fife
We’d walk a million miles
For one of your goals
Oh East Fife
(To the tune of “Fields of Athenry”)
On a pitch on Wellesley Road
We watched the Black ‘n Gold
Robert Scott scored goals for fun
Willie Broon was number one
Now there’s houses on the pitch on Wellesley Road
(Chorus)
Remember, our glory days of yore
Remember those who’ve worn the Black & Gold
(The Black and Gold)
We won the cup in ’38, we’ve gone down in history
We are East Fife, Methil East Fife, Black & Gold
On a pitch down by the sea
We’ve got Kenny D
He scored a barrel load
In the famous Black ‘n Gold
He scored the goal to take us from Division Three
(repeat chorus)
In the year 2003
It was our centenary
We reached Division Two
Cowden Scum where are you?
You’re down beside the shite where you belong
(repeat chorus)
(To the tune of Liverpool’s “Scouser Tommy”)
Were you there when we won 3-2 at Gretna?
When we scored with the last kick of the ball
Were you one of the few who stayed faithful
If you are, then stand up and sing along
Oh, I, am a Methil East Fife fan
I’m purely black and gold
And I go fucking mental
Every time we score a goal
We’ll win the League
We’ll win the Cup
The double will be there
And then we’ll go to Europe
And give Barca a scare
Oh I can’t read
And I can’t write
But that don’t really matter
Because I come from Forfar
And I can drive a tractor
(To the tune of “Ghost Town” by the Specials)
This tow-own is gonna be a ghost town
This tow-own is gonna be a ghost town
Ships don’t sail no more
No more fishes in the North Sea
(cue lots of tarzen-esque ahs)
Fuck off
To The Unibond
(Repeat To fade)
(to the tune of “O Tanenbaum”)
Hello hello
How do you do
We are the boys from New Bayview
We hate the scum from Cowdenbeath
We are the Fifers from the East
Say
Ooh to
Ooh to be
Ooh to be a
Fifer
[alternative ending:
We are East Fife
Top of the league
Say
We are top the league
Say we are top the league]
We are the kings of Fife
We are the kings of Fife
We are the kings of Fife
East Fife
(to the traditional arrangement of “I Love A Lassie”)
I love a lassie
A bonny bonny lassie
She’s as tight as the paper on the wall
(on the wall)
She’s got legs like a spider
I’d love to fucking ride her
Mary fae Methilhill
2, 3, 4
(repeat)
(to the traditional tune of “Wild Rover”)
I’ve been an East Fife fan for many a year
I’ve followed them there & I’ve followed them here
From Stranraer to Elgin, I’ve cheered the boys on
I hate the Rovers & I hate the Cowdung
(Chorus)
Cos it’s Methil East Fife
Methil East Fife F.C.
We’re by far the greatest team
The Kingdom’s ever seen
So keep the Old Firm
Hibs & Hearts too
United or Dons, I’ll not follow you
When Saturday comes, I’ll be back at Bayview
To the Black & Gold, I will always be true
(Repeat Chorus)
(to the tune of “When The Saints Come Marching In”)
My garden shed
(my garden shed)
My garden shed
(my garden shed)
My garden shed is bigger than this
It’s got a door
and a window
My garden shed is bigger than this
(to the tune of “When The Saints Come Marching In”)
Oh Peterhead
(Oh Peterhead)
Is a shit hole
(Is a shit hole)
Oh Peterhead is a shit hole
It’s got a harbour and a prison
Oh Peterhead is a shit hole
(to the tune of “Singing The Blues”)
Oh I never felt more like sniffin’ the glue
When East Fife win
And the Rovers lose
Oh East Fife
You got me sniffin’ the glue
(To the tune of “Matchstick Men and Matchstick Cats and Dogs” by Brian and Michael)
And they, gave us Davie Baikie and Willie Gray
They gave us Fozzy, Cameron, Stewart and O’Reilly
With McManus,Walker and Linn
And Smart we’re going to win
And play football, the Methil East Fife way
(to the tune of Half Man, Half Biscuit’s “Time Flies By”)
Time flies by when you’re the driver of a train
Speeding out of Methil with a cargo of cocaine
I get high when I’m the pilot of a plane
Touching down in (insert team playing)
I am stoned out of my brain
Under bridges
Over bridges
To our destinay-shun
Careful with that spliff Eugene
It causes condensay-shun
Na na na na
Na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na
Na na
Na na na na na
(WE ALL DREAM OF) A TEAM OF JOHNNY SMARTS
(to the tune of “Yellow Submarine”)
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
Number one, is Johnny Smart
Number two, is Johnny Smart
Number three, is Johnny Smart
Number four, is Johnny Smart
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
Number five, is Johnny Smart
Number six, is Johnny Smart
Number seven, is Johnny Smart
Number eight, is Johnny Smart
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
Number nine, is Johnny Smart
Number ten, is Johnny Smart
Number eleven, is Johnny Smart
And all our subs are Johnny Smart
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
We all dream of a team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
A team of Johnny Smarts
(nice and simple so EVERYONE can join in!!!)
We are the E F
The E F F C
(clap, clap, clap, clap)
(Repeat to fade)
(sadly to the tune of “Land of hope and glory”)
We hate Albion Rovers
We hate Peterhead too
(they’re shite)
We hate those bastards from Gretna
But East Fife
We love you
(all together now)
(repeat)
We hate Rovers and we hate Rovers
We hate Rovers and we hate Rovers
We hate Rovers and we hate Rovers
We are the Rovers haters
(to the tune of “Que Sera Sera”)
When I was just a little boy
I asked my mother
What should I be?
Should I be Rovers?
Should I be Fife?
Here’s what she said to me
Wash your mouth out son
And go get your father’s gun
And shoot all the Rovers scum
Fife are number one
(To the introduction and chorus of Kasabian’s “Club Foot”)
Whoosh
Aah aah aah aah aah aah
Black and Gold Army
Whoosh
Aah aah aah aah aah aah
Black and Gold Army
(repeat to fade)
YOU ALL LIVE ON THE SHITE SIDE OF FIFE
(To the tune of Monty Pythons’ “Always Look on the bright side of life”)
You all live on
The shite
Side
Of Fife
De de
De de de de de de
(repeat to fade)
(to the tune of “You are my sunshine”)
You are a weegie
A dirty weegie
You’re only happy
On giro day
Your mum’s a dealer
Your dad’s a stealer
Please don’t take
My hubcaps away
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