Songs From the Barmy Army

Paul Winslow

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9781849836739
• eBook ISBN:
  9781849836753

Everywhere England go to play Test cricket, the Barmy Army follows, giving them unstinting support and always searching for the best songs, chants and banter to help their team overcome the opposition. This hilarious book collects the best and funniest moments from almost 20 years of enthusiastic backing. It reveals how the chants were created and how the players responded to hearing their names taken in vain. From the classic 'Ball and Chain' to the more recent 'Swann Will Tear You Apart', this book is an ideal way to get into the true Barmy spirit.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1 Ashes songs
• 2 Heard it all before
• 3 England players – the early years
• I write the songs – one
• 4 The Barmy Army standards
• I write the songs – two
• 5 England players – the 2005 Ashes winners
• I write the songs – three
• 6 Australian players
• I write the songs – four
• 7 England players – the modern era
• I write the songs – five
• 8 Opposition players – rest of the world
• I write the songs – six
• 9 The singles
• 10 Random songs about sheds, salmon, sausages and Stanford
• 11 Christmas carols
• 12 No words required – the tunes of Billy the Trumpet
• The last word
• All-time Top Ten songs
• Acknowledgements