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

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
Most of the football greats,
Have past up the Gallowgate,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

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

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
Most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gate,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Oh, in October '57, we faced a guy called Georgie Nevin,
The game is etched on every Celtic fan,
Wilson, Mochan and McPhail,
Willie Fernie he scored as well,
As the Celtic fucked the Rangers 7-1.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and James McStay, (And the IRA!)
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
Most of the football greats,
Have past up the Gallowgate,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Oh, ten years they had come and so,
To Lisbon town we had to go, to play the team that Italy adore,
Celtic went out to attack,
We won the big cup and we brought it back,
Was the first time it had been on British shore.

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
Most of the football greats,
Have past through Parkhead's gate,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Oh, then in 1998, the Celtic fans we celebrate,
We're amongst the honours once again,
The Huns thought they'd get ten in a row,
But Henrik Larsson stole the show,
Celtic are the champions again.

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

[Chorus]
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay,
Most of the football greats,
Have past up the Gallowgate,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way,
Ah, just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.