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

[Chorus]
And they gave us Henrik Larsson and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay, (Fuck the Queen and the UDA!)
And most of the football greats,
Had past through Parkhead's gates,
Just 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 their best,
They didn't meet with much success,
The trophy ended up in Paradise.

[Chorus]
And they gave us Henrik Larsson and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay, (Fuck Ian Paisley and the UDA!)
And most of the football greats,
Had past through Parkhead's gates,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Ah, coronation time was here, '53 it was the year,
Another four from England met their doom,
Said, "We'll have to try again",
But like before it was in vain,
The trophy ended up in Paradise.

[Chorus]
And they gave us Henrik Larsson and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay, (Fuck Willie McCrea and the UDA!)
And most of the football greats,
Had past through Parkhead's gates,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Ah, fourteen years have come and so,
To Portugal we had to go, to play a team that Italy adore,
Celtic went out to attack,
They won the big cup and they brought her back,
The first time it had been on British shore.

[Chorus]
And they gave us Henrik Larsson and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay, (Fuck Hugh Ward and the UDA!)
And most of the football greats,
Had past through Parkhead's gates,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Verse]
Now in the year, 2004, fans all cried out for some more,
Celtic are the champions again,
Henrik Larsson had to go,
Before he went he stole the show,
He brought the Scottish Cup to Paradise.

[Chorus]
And they gave us Henrik Larsson and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay, (Fuck the Black Watch and the UDA!)
And most of the football greats,
Had past through Parkhead's gates,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.

[Chorus]
And they gave us Henrik Larsson and Paul McStay, (And the IRA!)
Gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay, (Fuck the Jeffrey Donaldson and the UDA!)
And most of the football greats,
Had past through Parkhead's gates,
Just to play football the Glasgow Celtic way.