July 30^th, Wembley Stadium
Proud in red and white
Alf Ramsay’s wingless wonders
Courageous in the fight.
Hurst the hat trick hero
Banks between the sticks
The glory of the story
Nineteen sixty six

Cohen, strong, unbeatable
Wilson, sharp and in control
Big Jack towers at the back
Moore, the faultless Captain’s role
The English Pele - Charlton
The magic match and mix
The grinning of the winning
Nineteen sixty six

Peters, quiet, studious
Ball runs miles and miles
Hunt the perfect predator
Nobby’s toothless smiles
All for one and one for all
Everything just clicks
Forty years of cheers
Nineteen sixty six

Losing, winning, drawing
A game of highs and lows
The theatre of extra time
The goals, the ebbs and flows
They think that it’s all over
Some fans are on the pitch
Glorious, victorious
Nineteen sixty six

It will never be all over
Everything just fits
History we witnessed
The famous crimson kits
4 – 2 the magic score-line
Putting on the Ritz
Forever we’ll remember
All the twists and kicks
England, Champions of the world
Nineteen sixty six

Paul Cookson