[Verse]
Willie Maley was his name, he brought some great names to the game,
When he was the boss at Celtic Park,
He taught them how to play football,
He made the greatest of them all,
Gallacher and Quinn have left their mark.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay,
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
And most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gates,
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
In '38 there was a show, Glasgow was the place to go,
A model of the tower was football's prize,
England sent four of the best,
They didn't meet with much success,
Cause the trophy ended up in Paradise.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay,
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
And most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gates,
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Well coronation time was here, '53 that was the year,
Another four from England met their doom,
They said, "We'll have to try again",
Cause like before it was in vain,
Because the cup is in the Parkhead trophy room.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay,
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
And most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gates,
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Well then in 1957, we faced a guy called Georgie Nevin,
The game is etched on every Celtic fan,
Wilson, Mochan and McPhail,
And Willie Fernie scored as well,
As Celtic beat the Rangers 7-1.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay,
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
And most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gates,
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Well ten years they had gone and so,
To Portugal we had to go, to play the team that Italy adored,
Celtic went out to attack,
They won the big cup and they brought it back,
It's the first time it had been on British shores.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay,
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
And most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gates,
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
And now a new millennium, we have a brand new stadium,
And we're amongst the honours once again,
The Celtic fans did proudly sing,
Larsson is the king of kings,
And he joins the list of famous Celtic men.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay,
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
And most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gates,
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.
And they played football the Glasgow Celtic way.