With the Euro final in Rome again, and Fernando born just days before the last time we won it there, I thought you might like to see this:
FERNANDO
(to the tune of Abba’s 'Fernando')
Can you hear the Kop Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the Roman night Fernando
You were newly born and lying in your mother’s arms
I could hear the Roma drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar
We were Champions Fernando
Every Roma player trembled like a child within his boots
They were so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and had held the Milk Cup high
And I’m not ashamed to say
The roar of fellow Kopites almost made me cry
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for King Kenny
And Sammy Lee, Fernando
Roma never thought that they would lose
But Neal hit the net
And when we’re standing there in Rome in May
We’ll win, again, Fernando
Now they’re old and grey Fernando
Since many years they haven’t heard You’ll Never Walk Alone
They can’t hear the drums Fernando
But they still recall that fateful night of European fame
You can see it in their eyes
How proud they were to strive for Liverpool that game
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for King Kenny
And Sammy Lee, Fernando
Roma never thought that they would lose
But Neal hit the net
And when we’re standing there in Rome in May
We’ll win, again, Fernando
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
For Rush, Whelan, and Kennedy
And Bruce’s wobbly knees, Fernando
Roma never thought that they would lose
But Neal hit the net
And when we’re standing there in Rome in May
We’ll win, again, Fernando
Yes when we’re standing there in Rome in May
We’ll win, again, Fernando…
Don Clarke, 2008
