THE SPRINGBOK ANTHEM 2007
CHORUS:
Oh, oh, oh, oh, the Springboks
They're lightning, they're agile, yeah they're solid as rocks
While singing the anthem we all might shed a tear
But bring on the English coz the Springboks are here!
…Up front there's CJ, and there's Os and John Smit
…Yes they'll be pumped up from the very first hit
Every" "Touch, pause, engage!" - Will inspire them with rage
And the English front row will submit
CHORUS
We got a Blou Bulle second row pair
Yes it's a combo that's beyond compare
From the Bull Ring of Hatfield - Bakkies Botha and Matfield
They're the kings of the ball in the air
And then there's Burger and Smith and Rossouw
Yes, they're our fetching and fighting back row
In the rucks and the mauls -Yeah these boys have the balls
To make sure that the next phase can flow
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We got a midfield of Butch, Jacque and Steyn
Yes we'll inflict on the Pommies much pain
And with our whiplike attack - Jonny Wilko will crack
And his kicking will go down the drain
And then there's Fourie du Preez as our scrummie
Oh he can kick, dart or sell one a dummy
Yes he's the world number one - At the base of the scrum
And at crossing the line on his tummy
Our left wing is someone called Bryan
Whose forte is low-level flying
His side step and ducking - Leaves opponents just kakking
And that's when he's not even trying
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And then to counter the in-ter-cept king
…There stands JP on the o-ppo-site wing
Yes, he's so young and in-spired - He never gets tired
Gives our backline its scorpion sting
And Monty our veteran fullback
With his highlights, he cops all the flak
But his highlight for me - Is his consistency
And his calmness when under attack
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And not forgetting our boys on the side
They're still a wave in our green and gold tide
Oh yeah the awesome Jake White - With his flair and insight
Win or lose - fills our nation with pride!
Yes now the battle is over and done
Aha - the English have turned tail and run
Mister Smit and his team – they've returned with a dream
Yes our brilliant young Springboks have won!
CHORUS:
Oh, oh, oh, oh the Springboks
They're lightning, they're agile, yeah they're solid as rocks
Yes now the anthem is over, the flag is unfurled
Coz we're champions of Paris – we're Kings of the World!
We're champions of Paris – we're Kings of the World!
We're champions of Paris – we're Kings of the World!
lyrics © Paul Murray 2007
Music: Sven Goldin
Arrangement: Sven Goldin
Recorded: November 2007
Paris Studios Fish Hoek
Thanks to:
Sven from Paul and Paul from Sven for the experience and to Paris for the jol doing this thing, to Jake White, John Smit and the Springboks for making us so darn proud again, to Jacob Zuma, Thabo Mbeki and Eskom for all engaging equally in the South African power struggle, God, Goddess, It, The Great Achitect of the Universe, Wakan-Tanka, prana, absolutely nothing at all (if Richard Dawkins is to be believed), the Japanese for inventing sushi, that omnipotent being again for inventing everything else including Lucifer who should be used, like Robert Mugabe and GW Bush as a source of inspiration of how not to do things, Frank Zappa for being the single biggest inspiration in Maul's life without actually having met the dude and for ensuring that humour definitely belongs in music, everyone on the path to the point we're now at and all relationships good and bad that have helped shape the people we've become, merkaba meditation, the birds and the bees, Arno Carstens for keeping me interested in amazing local music, Alan Day for selecting the guitar I can't play yet, the first person on the planet who ever struck a chord or hummed a tune or strung some lyrics together in a rhyme, Enki and Enlil and their race of beings who most likely seeded the pair of species that eventually became men and women and by the luck of genetic engineering or the intervention of the Syrians found procreative compatibility – i.e. we made a new species when we did the horizontal bop for the very first time, Woolies for pre-packing food and taking the pips out of the fruits I like coz I'm a lazy man who still has trouble with invisible socks that my fiancée can always seem to find (I don't know why she carries them around with her ready to plant where I've already looked), my kids for teaching me things I thought I had already learned mostly patience, and finally to Karen, the best thing that ever happened to me and continues to be the best thing that happens to me every day all the time to infinity and beyond. P – Dec. 2007
