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If we win the premiership, will they finally play the second verse of ‘It’s a grand old flag ‘

Here it is for people who don’t know it:

Oh, the team played fine in the year Thirty-Nine, 
We're the Demons that no one can lick, lick, lick 
And you'll find us there at the final bell 
With the spirit of Twenty-Six, Six, Six 

I was told it was revived for 2011. I was living in America at that time. Is that true? Does anyone have a recording of it? I’m not suggesting we bring it back permanently, but I’d like to hear it for curiosity’s sake.

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      On 22/09/2021 at 10:46, Wallenius Wilhelmsen said:

    It's in the Melbourne Demons app, my kids think it's hilarious.

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    I have that and it doesn’t sing the second verse on mine 

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    If we get up on the weekend, I reckon we should change the words to the second verse 

    It could start with “well the team got the job done in the year 21”

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    I’ll have a crack at a 3rd verse :)

    For Fifty seven years, there was pain there were tears

    We went to the depths of hell 
     

    But we never gave in, from Norm Smith to Goodwin
     

    Our curse was undone in ‘21 

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    My demonland handle suggests I like it!

    Was surprised that I can’t find any recording of it on YouTube though.  
    This article suggests the club toyed with bringing it back in 2011 ( a very Schwab thing to do) but is very light in detail.

    https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/762884/the-second-verse-returns

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      On 22/09/2021 at 11:31, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    My demonland handle suggests I like it!

    Was surprised that I can’t find any recording of it on YouTube though.  
    This article suggests the club toyed with bringing it back in 2011 ( a very Schwab thing to do) but is very light in detail.

    https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/762884/the-second-verse-returns

    There used to be a poster on here called @Spirit of 26too! (Technically there still is but not active anymore.)

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      On 22/09/2021 at 11:25, Nasher said:

    It’s forgotten because it’s awful. The Demons that no one can lick, lick, lick. I cringed so hard I broke a molar.

    Very non Covid complaint. Lick lick lick? Not on my vaccinated watch buddy!

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      On 22/09/2021 at 11:25, Nasher said:

    It’s forgotten because it’s awful. The Demons that no one can lick, lick, lick. I cringed so hard I broke a molar.

    Surely not on the ice cream that the lyrics would suggest? 

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      On 22/09/2021 at 13:18, Diamond_Jim said:

    a new tune please

    Time to move on

     

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      On 22/09/2021 at 11:25, Nasher said:

    It’s forgotten because it’s awful. The Demons that no one can lick, lick, lick. I cringed so hard I broke a molar.

    I am in NO way suggesting it returns at a permanent basis. But we should be able to hear it somewhere. Why write its lyrics in our site but never use them? It’s confusing 

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      On 22/09/2021 at 20:46, Cassiew said:

    I am in NO way suggesting it returns at a permanent basis. But we should be able to hear it somewhere. Why write its lyrics in our site but never use them? It’s confusing 

    How about we write a new second verse (or a third one if you like). My suggestion is below. Feel free to edit/alter/use to wrap fish ...

    Oh, the cup we won, in the year 'twenty-one,

    When the big dance was held in the west,

    And we gave them hell 'til the final bell,

    To show that the Demons are best!

    Every heart beats true for the red and the blue,

    As we sing this song to you, (what do we sing?)

    Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

    Keep your eye on the red and the blue!

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