Oh When The Saints

[spyinthesky]

Up until recently, we were the only club, as far as I am aware, who used the tune as their main song to support the team.

Spurs then latched onto it and slowed down the delivery, which we followed, to replace their 'Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur ditty.

It now seems that many teams have now latched onto the song, as Boro did on Tuesday, with quite a few Spurs fans thinking it is 'Their' song!!

Perhaps we should complain to the EFL about copyright infringement to negate the 'Spygate' nonsense??

[Disco Stu]

I wish we sang the fast version like we used to. A couple of renditions of the slow version and then it peters out with clapping at 300 BPM.

Edited Thursday at 21:48 by Disco Stu

[Zorba]

It should be our YNWA but it’s over used and gets boring very quickly, just like that shit pompey song. We haven’t had much to sing about lately but our repertoire of songs is very limited and generally pretty awful.

[Miltonaggro]

On 14/05/2026 at 12:07, spyinthesky said:

Up until recently, we were the only club, as far as I am aware, who used the tune as their main song to support the team.

Spurs then latched onto it and slowed down the delivery, which we followed, to replace their 'Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur ditty.

It now seems that many teams have now latched onto the song, as Boro did on Tuesday, with quite a few Spurs fans thinking it is 'Their' song!!

Perhaps we should complain to the EFL about copyright infringement to negate the 'Spygate' nonsense??

Spurs claimed it when we went down under Saggy, and established when we were in lower leagues. North London yobboes. 

[EssEffCee]

On 14/05/2026 at 22:45, Disco Stu said:

I wish we sang the fast version like we used to. A couple of renditions of the slow version and then it peters out with clapping at 300 BPM.

Couldn't agree more with this. Was great when we used to sing the fast version for a long period at away games.

We did have a 15 minute run of it at Swansea but only about 30-50 people did it constantly with others coming in and out.

The slow version is a dirge and should only be sung a couple of times a game.

[EssEffCee]

As for other clubs singing it while it does feel like more do than they used to there are other clubs who've sung it for years. Liverpool and Stoke are 2 which come to mind.

Never recall Spurs singing it before our 2005 relegation.

[Shufty Zubrik]

For a big stadium like Wembley it has to be slow to resonate. The fast version, albeit fun, won’t trouble the microphones. 

[Saint Garrett]

On 14/05/2026 at 22:45, Disco Stu said:

I wish we sang the fast version like we used to. A couple of renditions of the slow version and then it peters out with clapping at 300 BPM.

Agreed, but when was the last time we had a song that wasn't sung too fast.  I don't particularly like the "started in a chapel", as for me it's a liverpool song, but atleast it's sung at the right tempo. 

The recent Shea Charles song thats been sung this season, is waayyyyyy too fast and just ends up dying. 

Bring back a good half hour OWTS, used to love that.

[Saint_clark]

14 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said:

Agreed, but when was the last time we had a song that wasn't sung too fast.  I don't particularly like the "started in a chapel", as for me it's a liverpool song, but atleast it's sung at the right tempo. 

The recent Shea Charles song thats been sung this season, is waayyyyyy too fast and just ends up dying. 

Bring back a good half hour OWTS, used to love that.

Even the "started in a chapel" song inexplicably speeds up when you get to "we sing this song for you".

[EssEffCee]

Speaking of tempo and clapping, since when exactly did 'stand up if you love the Saints' need to be accompany by coked up knobheads clapping at a million miles an hour?

Just means it doesn't last long enough to spread round the ground.

[BarberSaint]

About time we changed the words:

Oh when the spies,

Come sneaking in

Oh when the spies

Watch you from the road

I want to be on t'internet 

Making dodgy claims

Oh when the spies 

Are in your back yard/golf course*

*Edit as you see fit.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

Bit concerning really that as we're playing in our home kit this weekend it's halved our repertoire that everyone joins in with and the prospect of 90mins of just OWTS ain't appealing. Bit tongue-in-cheek but need some new ones

"Eye Spy

Wherever you may be

Tonda got us to Wem-b-ley

And we don’t give a fuck

The Death Stare it will be

Tonda got us to Wem-b-ley"

[31cc]

On 17/05/2026 at 09:03, EssEffCee said:

As for other clubs singing it while it does feel like more do than they used to there are other clubs who've sung it for years. Liverpool and Stoke are 2 which come to mind.

Never recall Spurs singing it before our 2005 relegation.

I saw us play at WHL in that relegation season and it was on the programme songsheet (l couldn't believe they had one!). Guess the lyrics are a bit challenging... 

 

 

 

[Terence]

How about:

Oh I’d rather be a Scummer than a Smog

Id rather be a Scummer than a Smog

Id rather be a Scummer

Rather be a Scummer 

I’d rather be a Scummer than a Smog

OR

Oh I’d rather be a Scummer than a Spy

Id rather be a Scummer than a Spy

Id rather be a Scummer 

Rather be a Scummer 

Id rather be a Scummer 

Than a Spy!

 

COYFS!

 

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

Come on feel the noise

Gibbo’s thrown his toys

He cried wah-wah-wah

He cried wah-wah-wah

So come on………