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I was looking into songs that used to be sung or were associated with the club in past years, and stumbled onto two songs that were commercially released following the championship year of 1962-63, with the players singing backing vocals. The lead vocal was by a Scottish baritone named John Dunbar, and it was released by Thistle Records of Scotland, who first produced a song for Rangers, and then Manchester Uniter, Everton, and Celtic.
These two songs were commissioned by the club to be played at Goodison and to encourage singing among supporters, and made there debut over the loudspeakers on October 3, 1964. I was surprised that these songs weren't better known, and thought that the choruses could make a comeback among supports.
A. E-V-E-R-T-O-N
B. Everton for Me
The odd thing is that there's very little information on the songs online, and the lyrics don't appear anywhere, so I've transcribed them as best I could I think I've done a pretty good job, despite the audio quality issues on the available recordings. The one big question mark for me is a line that sounds like, "They come from Park or Huyton." Huyton sounds right, but I don't know what comes before (I think it actually sounds like "par cord").
The songs are also available in various places, like Spotify:
Here are the lyrics, awaiting thoughts and corrections:
and O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
They come from Garston, Walton —
they come from Dingle too.
They come from [Park or Huyton?]
to cheer the boys in blue.
They come from Bootle, Prescot
and all of Merseyside.
They trample up to Goodison Park
and loudly to sing with pride:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
They come from Garston, Walton,
they come from Dingle too
They come from [Park or Huyton?]
To cheer the boys in blue.
They come from Bootle, Prescot
and all of Merseyside
They trample up to Goodison Park
and loudly to sing with pride:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
There’s Rankin, Parnell, Parker,
Harris, Gabriel and Labone.
There’s Kay and Scott and Stevens.
They’re the pride of Everton.
Young Pickering, Vernon, Temple,
on the victory trail for sure,
for 70,000 Everton fans
that roar, and roar and roar.
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
Loud cheers are proudly falling,
down from the classic slopes,
they sing loud and clear.
Sweetly the voices rally,
down down the green plat valley,
there to this chorus rally:
“Everton for me.”
Proudly we bear the name,
proudly we play the game.
Long may the blue banners
gloriously fly!
That’s where my heart is ever.
There lies my best endeavor.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me.
Proudly we bear the name,
proudly we play the game.
Long may the blue banners
gloriously fly!
That’s where my heart is ever.
There lies my best endeavor.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me.
Great are the rows that greet us,
great are the foes that meet us.
Few are the teams that beat us,
this you’ll agree.
Thousands they still cheer for us,
thousands they still adore us,
thousands they sing this chorus: “Everton for me!”
Proudly we bear the name,
proudly we play the game.
Long may the blue banners
gloriously fly!
That’s where my heart is ever.
There lies my best endeavor.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me!
These two songs were commissioned by the club to be played at Goodison and to encourage singing among supporters, and made there debut over the loudspeakers on October 3, 1964. I was surprised that these songs weren't better known, and thought that the choruses could make a comeback among supports.
A. E-V-E-R-T-O-N
B. Everton for Me
The odd thing is that there's very little information on the songs online, and the lyrics don't appear anywhere, so I've transcribed them as best I could I think I've done a pretty good job, despite the audio quality issues on the available recordings. The one big question mark for me is a line that sounds like, "They come from Park or Huyton." Huyton sounds right, but I don't know what comes before (I think it actually sounds like "par cord").
The songs are also available in various places, like Spotify:
Here are the lyrics, awaiting thoughts and corrections:
E-V-E-R-T-O-N
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-Tand O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
They come from Garston, Walton —
they come from Dingle too.
They come from [Park or Huyton?]
to cheer the boys in blue.
They come from Bootle, Prescot
and all of Merseyside.
They trample up to Goodison Park
and loudly to sing with pride:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
They come from Garston, Walton,
they come from Dingle too
They come from [Park or Huyton?]
To cheer the boys in blue.
They come from Bootle, Prescot
and all of Merseyside
They trample up to Goodison Park
and loudly to sing with pride:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
There’s Rankin, Parnell, Parker,
Harris, Gabriel and Labone.
There’s Kay and Scott and Stevens.
They’re the pride of Everton.
Young Pickering, Vernon, Temple,
on the victory trail for sure,
for 70,000 Everton fans
that roar, and roar and roar.
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
In case you didn’t catch it,
then let’s spell it out again:
Oh yeah, it’s E-V-E-R-T
and O and N!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
They’re the finest team in all the land:
the gallant Everton!
Everton for Me
Hail hail, the club’s a-calling!Loud cheers are proudly falling,
down from the classic slopes,
they sing loud and clear.
Sweetly the voices rally,
down down the green plat valley,
there to this chorus rally:
“Everton for me.”
Proudly we bear the name,
proudly we play the game.
Long may the blue banners
gloriously fly!
That’s where my heart is ever.
There lies my best endeavor.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me.
Proudly we bear the name,
proudly we play the game.
Long may the blue banners
gloriously fly!
That’s where my heart is ever.
There lies my best endeavor.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me.
Great are the rows that greet us,
great are the foes that meet us.
Few are the teams that beat us,
this you’ll agree.
Thousands they still cheer for us,
thousands they still adore us,
thousands they sing this chorus: “Everton for me!”
Proudly we bear the name,
proudly we play the game.
Long may the blue banners
gloriously fly!
That’s where my heart is ever.
There lies my best endeavor.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me.
Everton: it is forever,
Everton for me!
