Follow Follow
Scottish association football song
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Club usage
The song has been adopted by Rangers as their club anthem.[2] In 2007 Rangers used the song as an inspiration for the title of their initiative against unacceptable behaviour at football matches, Follow With Pride,[3] to replace their Pride Over Prejudice campaign.[4] There is also a Rangers fanzine named after the song. It is also called Follow Follow and was banned from being sold outside Ibrox Stadium due to having printed articles with a sectarian related content. It moved to an online message board which is now the leading Rangers fansite.[5]
Controversy
The song has gathered an amount of controversy after some fans started to sing alternative lyrics about the Pope and the Vatican City that are considered sectarian.[6]
In 1999 Rangers' vice-chairman Donald Findlay had to stand down from his position and resign from the club's board after being filmed singing "Follow Follow" (with these alternative lyrics) and "The Sash".[7] The Faculty of Advocates (the professional body to which Findlay belonged) found his actions were "likely to bring the faculty into disrepute" and fined him £3,500.[8]
Lyrics
The lyrics are:
- Though the streets be broad or narrow, follow we will,
- Follow we will, follow we will,
- If the streets be broad or narrow, follow we will,
- We will follow in the footsteps of our team. [God bless them]
- Follow follow, we will follow Rangers,
- Everywhere, anywhere,
- We will follow on,
- Follow follow, we will follow Rangers,
- If they go to Dublin we will follow on.
- For there's not a team like the Glasgow Rangers,
- No not one, and there never shall be one,
- Celtic know all about their troubles,
- We will fight till the day is done.
- For there's not a team like the Glasgow Rangers,
- No not one, and there never shall be one!