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Edinburgh Live
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Dayna McAlpine

Scotland football fans surround Shakespeare statue with weird chant in London

Creative Scotland fans came up with an... interesting... football chant last week after hundred were caught on camera shouting 'yer just a sh**e Rabbie Burns' to a statue of William Shakespeare in London's Leicester Square.

Tarty Army footsoliders gathered in their thousands at the city centre location on Friday prior to the anticipated Euro 2020 showdown between Scotland and England at Wembley Stadium.

Revellers kicked off a loud sing-song in the street for hours and got creative with their chanting as they hyped up the nation for the game.

Gathering around the famous William Shakespeare fountain in torrential rain, a sea of supporters were filmed belting out "yer just a sh**e Rabbie Burns, oh you're just a sh**e Rabbie Burns."

In a nod to Scotland and England's famous rivalry, the statue of the playwright was serenaded in just one of the bizarre shenanigans to happen in Leicester Square.

The clip, which was shared on Twitter, has since racked up 14,000 likes and was branded the 'best chant of the weekend' by fans.

In a nod to the national squad’s super midfielder, ‘Super John McGinn’ was also belted out throughout the afternoon.

Fans ended up partying for several hours with several colourful flares set off by the jubilant crowd.

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