England are only one win away from bringing football home…
And if they beat Spain on Sunday, fans will finally be able to sing their iconic anthem and mean the lyrics they are chanting!
‘Three Lions’ was first popularised in the late nineties but has since found a new home as the song of choice for a new generation of England supporters.
David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds first combined to become the sound of Euro ’96 after releasing their track that May.
Germany captain Jurgen Klinsmann, who helped mastermind a semi-final win over England en route to tournament glory, even told talkSPORT his country liked the song so much they sang it to celebrate.
Almost three decades later it is still being blared out of speakers across the nation as Gareth Southgate’s men progressed through the tournament in Germany.
The title relates to the Three Lions on England’s badge, while the 30 years of hurt was in relation to the country’s 1966 World Cup success.
The tune was re-recorded as an unofficial anthem for the 1998 World Cup but found a revival 20 years later at the 2018 World Cup.
Since then, it has been used by England fans to cheer on Harry Kane and co. at Euro 2020, the Qatar World Cup, and now this summer.
‘Three Lions’ has been rewritten on several occasions since it’s release, including one with a Christmas twist ahead of the winter World Cup.
But with the words reverting back to the original for Euro 2024, here’s a reminder of how to sing along this weekend…
THREE LIONS LYRICS
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
Everyone seems to know the score,
They’ve seen it all before,
They just know, they’re so sure
That England’s gonna throw it away, gonna blow it away
But I know they can play.
‘Cause I remember three lions on a shirt!
Jules Rimet still gleaming,
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming.
So many jokes, so many sneers,
But all those ‘oh so nears’
Wear you down, through the years,
But I still see that tackle by Moore
And when Lineker scored,
Bobby belting the ball
And Nobby dancing.
Three lions on a shirt!
Jules Rimet still gleaming,
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming.
I know that was then, but it could be again..
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
It’s coming home,
It’s coming home, it’s coming,
Football’s coming home.
Three lions on a shirt!
Jules Rimet still gleaming,
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming.
Three lions on a shirt!
Jules Rimet still gleaming,
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming.
Three lions on a shirt!
Jules Rimet still gleaming,
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming.
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