THE CALCUTTA FOOTBALL SONG

Football is the greatest game
Where two teams play for name and fame
And glory (and no little profit!)
Or simply for the great fun of it.

Eleven players play for each side
Some stay central, some run wide.
They strive, they feint, they slog and sweat
To put the ball in the other’s net.

In their midst is a man in black
He has a whistle, his whip to crack;
He controls play as well he can
And ensures fair play to a man.

But when you consider Calcutta
The game’s handled by GG Gutta;
Apparently, his one big aim
Is to shame this glorious game.

Thus fixtures come and fixtures go,
The programme changes ever mo’
He uses pencil – easy rub;
And all to suit a certain club.

He fixes all the referees
To put that club in splendid ease;
The rules are bent with non-chalance
To give that club another chance.

The transfer laws are ignored, too,
To benefit, well, you know who!
Thus, he’s simply put to shame
Football, this fantastic game.