Newcastle fans are renowned for their creative chants and the Toon Army are heralded as one of the best groups of supporters in the country.
ChronicleLive is building a songbook of favourite Newcastle United chants, old and new, but we need your help.
Are there any songs you would like to hear again in the stands? Or which of those described below are your favourites?
To get things going, here are some newer chants and some classics. This is by no means a full list, but we plan on updating it as we go.
Some of the following examples do contain some strong language. But you probably knew that.
Miguel Almiron
Newcastle United's January 2019 signing took very little time to become a fan favourite at Newcastle. So much so, that the Toon Army have created two chants for the Paraguay international.
The first is pretty simple. It is to the tune of KC and the Sunshine Band's 'Give it Up'
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, now
Miguel Almiron
Almiron
Miguel Almiron
The second is a tad more creative, invented while Rafa Benitez was manager but since then reworded. It's a variation on Whigfield's 'Saturday Night'.
He comes from Paraguay and he’s f*****g dynamite
Miguel Almiron
Playing for The Toon in the famous black and white
Miguel Almiron
Sean and Matty Longstaff
We all love a local lad doing well at Newcastle and the Longstaffs have established themselves as firm fan favourites.
Magpies fans have created two chants for their local heroes. The first one is quite simple:
He's one of our own
He's one of our own
Sean/Matty Longstaff
He's one of our own
The second is an adaptation on an old chant Magpies fans had for Joey Barton, and is now being used for both the Longstaff brothers.
To the tune of 'Brimful of Asha', it goes like this:
Everyone needs a Geordie in the middle, everyone needs a Geordie
Everyone needs a Geordie in the middle, everyone needs a Geordie
His name's Sean/Matty Longstaff and he loves the Toon
His name's Sean/Matty Longstaf and he loves the Toon
Fabian Schar
After the Swiss defender scored a screamer against Burnley back in February, the Gallowgate End adorned him with this number, adapted from Joy Division's classic 'Love Will Tear You Apart'.
Schar
Schar will tear you apart again
DeAndre Yedlin
Magpies fans came up with this catchy number in reference to Yedlin's previous loan spell at rivals Sunderland. It's to the tune of the title track for former ITV show Heartbeat.
He was a Mackem, now he's a Geordie
He was a Mackem, now he's a Geordie
Yedlin, Deandre Yedlin, runs down the wing for me
Jonjo Shelvey
To the tune of 'Ain't Nobody' by Chaka Khan, this one is nice and simple:
Ain't nobody
Jonjo Shelvey
Makes me happy
Makes me feel this way
A fresh dig at the lot down the road
In 2016, Sunderland fans took great joy in Newcastle’s relegation to the Championship. Three years on, with the Black Cats in the third tier, Newcastle fans have not forgotten.
You laughed at us
When we went down
But who the **** is laughing now?
The only logical choice for Christian Atsu
Newcastle’s Ghanaian winger’s ditty is belted out to the tune of ‘Logical Song’ by Supertramp... or Scooter, depending on your age/point of view. There’s usually a bit of jumping up and down, too.
Ohhh Christian Atsu oh he is so wonderful
When he scores a goal,
Oh it’s beautiful, magical.
When he runs down the wing he’s as fast as lightning
It’s frightening,
And he makes all the boys sing!
De De De De De De De De De De De.
Some time-honoured classics
Blaydon Races is Newcastle’s anthem. Fans tend to sing the first verse and chorus, although some swap “Collingwood Street” for “Scotswood Road” in the first verse, which is controversial among the old guard. Other lyrics can vary too.
Here is a traditional version of the song:
Ah went to Blaydon Races, ‘twas on the ninth of Joon,
In eighteen hundred an’ sixty-two, on a summer’s afternoon;
Ah tyuk the ‘bus frae Balmbras, an’ she wis heavy laden,
Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that’s on the road to Blaydon.
Chorus
Ah me lads, ye shud only seen us gannin’,
We pass’d the foaks upon the road just as they wor stannin’;
Thor wes lots o’ lads an’ lasses there, all wi’ smiling faces,
Ganning alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races.
We are the Geordies
This is another one you’ll hear at most matches.
We are the Geordies
The Geordie boot boys
For we are mental
We are mad,
We’re the loudest/loyalest football supporters,
The world has ever had...
“United”
Another song which has been adapted, is the simple “United, United, United”.
Recently, some supporters have started singing “Toon” in between each “United”. Again, on social media at least, there seems to be a section of the support who would rather stick with the earlier version.
Newcastle, Newcastle, Newcastle
This one is pretty self-explanatory:
Newcastle, Newcastle, Newcastle
Newcastle, Newcastle, Newcastle
Newcastle, Newcastle, Newcastle
Newcast-le
NEW-castle
Remembering successful Tyne-Wear derbies
5-1, October 31, 2010
To the tune of Depeche Mode's 'I just can't get enough':
Nolan put one in the mackems' net
I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough
Nolan put two in the mackems' net
I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough
Nolan put three in the mackems' net
And I just can't seem to get enough, oh, de de dede de de de.
4-1, April 17, 2006
To the tune of 'Knick-knack Paddy Whack'
1-0 down, 4-1 up,
Albert Luque wrapped it up
With a knick-knack Paddy Whack give a dog a bone
And the even simpler
4-1, even Chopra scored, 4-1.
Which songs would you like to hear in the stands again? Or do you have a favourite Newcastle chant?
Let us know your favourite Toon songs by commenting below.
