ADVENT ADDICKS

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me

12 Sammy Sodjes
11 Kelly Yougas
10 Deon Burtons
9 Christian Daillys
8 Therry Racons
7 Jonjo Shelveys
6 Jo Semedos

5 KINSELLAS

4 Nicky Baileys
3 Lloyd Sams
2 Rob Elliotts

And a Parky in a pear tree.


Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way
oh what fun it is to see Charlton win away.

There's only one Jonjo Shelvey
only one Jonjo Shelvey
he's walking along singing a song
walking in a Charlton wonderland.

You'd better not shout, you'd better not cry
you'd better not pout i'm telling you why
Parky's boys are coming to town.

Christmas time, methadone and wine
children doing petty crime
dad's on the heroin and mum's on the pull
there'll be no joy at all if you follow Millwall.

OFF TO HARTLEPOOL

With more than a little help from the one and only Shane MacGowan and the Pogues and to the tune of "Sally MacLennane" here are my thoughts on all things Charlton.



Well Charlton's been the team for me since I was just a boy
they give me lots of grey hairs and they give me lots of joy
we've had our share of ups and downs and here we go again
we've been down that road to nowhere in the morning.

The fifth day of December back in nineteen ninety two
the darkest days were over we went home to start anew
from the boardroom to the bar room we were faithful we were few
and we were on the road to God knows in the morning.

We'll support you through the sunshine and the rain
we've been down before and we'll be back again
so we're singing a song of times to come
cos we know that we'll be seeing you again.
(far away) I am sad to say we must be on our way
we're off to play at Hartlepool and places far away
(far away) i'd like to think we'll be returning when we can
to take the points off Palace and to laugh at Jordans tan.

Well Charlton's been the team for me since I was just a lad
they often make me happy and they sometimes make me sad
I find myself remembering the good times that we've had
when i'm walking to The Valley in the morning.

The play off final '98 was Wembleys greatest game
a hat trick hero centre stage Mendonca was his name
we made our mark in history and Curbishley was king
we were very happy Addicks in the morning.

We'll support you through the sunshine and the rain
we've been down before and we'll be back again
so we're singing a song of times to come
cos we know that we'll be seeing you again.
(far away) I am sad to say we must be on our way
we're off to play at Hartlepool and places far away
(far away) i'd like to think we'll be returning when we can
to take the points off Palace and to laugh at Jordans tan.

They'll always be my team they are the apple of my eye
I'll be there in the Covered End I'm Charlton til I die
we're number one in South London no matter what they say
I would rather be an Addick than a Nigel.

We'll support you through the sunshine and the rain
we've been down before and we'll be back again
so we're singing a song of times to come
cos we know that we'll be seeing you again.
(far away) I am sad to say we must be on our way
we're off to play at Hartlepool and places far away
(far away) i'd like to think we'll be returning when we can
to kick the arse of Palace and to laugh at Tango Man.

CHARLTON CLASSICS

Valley Floyd Road, oh mist rolling in from the Thames
my desire is always to be found at Valley Floyd Road
many miles have i travelled, many games have i seen
following Charlton my favourite team
many hours have i spent in the Covered End Choir
singing Valley Floyd Road my only desire
Valley Floyd Road, oh mist rolling in from the Thames
my desire is always to be found at Valley Floyd Road
from Selhurst to West Ham many years did we roam
forever dreaming of returning home
to follow our team every year we aspired
singing Valley Floyd Road in the Covered End Choir
Valley Floyd Road, oh mist rolling in from the Thames
my desire is always to be found at Valley Floyd Road
the fifth of December nineteen ninety two
the exile is over our dream has come true
Charlton at home there's no more i require
singing Valley Floyd Road my only desire
Valley Floyd Road, oh mist rolling in from the Thames
my desire is always to be found at Valley Floyd Road.

when the Red Red Robin goes bob bob bobbing along, along
there'll be no more sobbing

when he starts throbbing his old sweet song
wake up, wake up you sleepy head
get up, get up get out of bed
cheer up, cheer up the sun is red
live, love, laugh and be happy
what if i've been blue now i'm walking through fields of flowers
rain may glisten but still i listen for hours and hours
i'm just a kid again doing what i did again, singing a song
when the Red Red Robin goes bob bob bobbing along.

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE

Some things in life are bad
they can really make you mad
other things just make you swear and curse
when you're chewing on lifes' gristle
don't grumble, give a whistle
and this'll help things turn out for the best
and...

(chorus)
Always look on the bright side of life
(da da da da da da da da)
always look on the light side of life
(da da da da da da da da)

If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing
when you're feeling in the dumps
don't be silly chumps
just purse your lips and whistle that's the thing
and...

(chorus)
For life is quite absurd
and death's the final word
you should always face the curtain with a bow
forget about your sin
give the audience a grin
enjoy it, it's your last chance anyhow
so...

Always look on the bright side of death
(da da da da da da da da)
just before you draw your terminal breath
(da da da da da da da da)

Life's a piece of shit
when you look at it
life's a laugh and death's a joke it's true
you'll see it's all a show
keep them laughing as you go
just remember that the last laugh is on you
and...

(chorus)
repeat to fade.




raindrops keep falling on my head
but that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red
crying's not for me
cos i'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining

but there's one thing I know
the blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me.

PALARSE AND MILLWALL STUFF

Palace wherever you may be
you're pikey scum and you smell of wee
Warnock's fat, Jordan's queer
you're gonna win f*** all this year.

let's all go to Tesco's
where Palace buy their best clothes
la la la la la la la la

it's a grand old team to play for
it's a grand old team to see
and if you know your history
it's enough to make your heart go whoa oh oh oh
we don't care what the Palace say
what the hell do we care
cos we only know that there's gonna be a show
and the Charlton Athletic will be there.

number one, number one
number one in South London
number one in South London.

we'll hoist up the Charlton sail
'cos we can't hear the Palace sing
you're so quiet we're gonna have to sing on our own
we'll sing on our own, we'll sing on our owwwn
you are the worst fans that we've ever known
der der der der der der der der der.

(you'll never walk alone)
Jordan Jordan you're a pr*** you're a pr***
and you'll always be a pr***
you'll always be a pr***.

Hark now hear the Charlton sing
listen to what we say
those Palace scum will pay the price
because of Sydenham Day.

cheer up Neil Warnock, oh what can it mean
to be a fat Yorkshire b*****d
with a sh*** football team.

cheer up Simon Jordan, oh what can it mean
to be a slimy orange w****r
with a sh*** football team.

you go to the pub and you drink one pint
get absolutely plastered
then you jump on a train and you beat up some kids
you're a dirty Palace bastard.

super Charlton Ath-er-letic, Palace are atrocious
Simon Jordan is a twat who tries to sound ferocious
all he does is talk old bollocks and he sounds precocious
super Charlton Ath-er-letic, Palace are atrocious.
um diddle iddle iddle um diddle i
um diddle iddle iddle um diddle i.

Palace Palace who the f*** are Palace.

your sister is your mother
your father is your brother
your Chairman is a tosser
the Palace family.

hello hello we are the Charlton boys
hello hello we are the Charlton boys
and if you are a Palace fan surrender or you'll die
we all follow the Charlton.

we are the pride of all London, the kings of the south
and we hate the Palace 'cos they are all mouth
the Addicks will rise and the Eagles will fall
we are Charlton the greatest of all.

sha la la la la la la la, sha la la la la la la la
sha la la la la la la la, Palace are going down.

i went to an alehouse i'm known to frequent
i saw Simon Jordan and his money was spent
he asked me to play and i answered him nay
'cos i'll hate the Palace to my dying day
we are Charlton Athletic, Charlton Athletic FC
we're by far the best team, the world has ever seen.

oh (Selhurst Park) is full of ****
oh (Selhurst Park) is full of ****
it's full of ****, **** and more ****
oh (Selhurst Park) is full of ****.

if i had the wings of a sparrow
if i had the arse of a crow
i'd fly over Palace tomorrow
and **** on the ******** below.

chim chimanee chim chimanee chim chim charoo
we hate the Palace in their red and blue
and we hate Millwall in their blue and white
'cos we're super Charlton and they're ******* ****.

hear us shout, hear us roar
we're gonna beat the (Palace) and much much more
hoo-rah hoo-rah hoo-rah yeah
in to The Valley with the swords of a thousand men.

build a bonfire, build a bonfire
put the Palace on the top
put the Millwall in the middle
and burn the f****** lot.

let's all laugh at Millwall, let's all laugh at Millwall
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

your sister is your mother
your father is your brother
you all **** one another
the Millwall family.

f*** em all, f*** em all
Crystal Palarse and Millwall
'cos we are the greatest and we are the best
we're South London's Finest so f*** all the rest.

if you want to go to heaven when you die
you should always keep the red flag flying high
and you should always wear a bonnet
with f*** the Palace on it
if you want to go to heaven when you die.

if you all hate Palace clap your hands
if you all hate Palace clap your hands
if you all hate Palace all hate Palace
all hate Palace clap your hands
if you really really hate them clap your hands........

stand up if you hate Palace............

can you hear the Palace sing no-oh no-oh
can you hear the Palace sing no-oh no-oh
can you hear the Palace sing
i can't hear a f****** thing
no-oh no-oh, ssshhhhhh.

SONGS OF HOPE AND PROMOTION

we shall not, we shall not be moved
we shall not, we shall not be moved
just like a team that's going up the Football League
we shall not be moved.

we are going up, say we are going up.

the reds are going up, the reds are going up
and now you're gonna believe us
and now you're gonna believe us
and now you're gonna believe us
the reds are going up.

que sera sera, whatever will be will be
we'll be back in the Premier League
que sera sera.

E-I-E-I-E-I-O
up the Football League we'll go
when we get promoted this is what we'll sing
we are Charlton we are Charlton
Parky is our king.

MORE FROM THE HYMN BOOK

who's that team from South East London
who's the best there's ever been
we are Charlton and we know
that wherever you may go
you will never see a greater football team.

you are my Charlton, my only Charlton
you make me happy when skies are grey
you'll never know just how much i love you
please don't take my Charlton away.

we all follow the Charlton
over land and sea (and Leicester)
we all follow the Charlton
on to victory.

we'll support you, we'll support you
we'll support you ever more
we'll support you ever more.

if you want to go to heaven when you die
you should always keep the red flag flying high
and you should always wear a bonnet
with **** the Palace on it
if you want to go to heaven when you die.

we are Charlton Athletic, Charlton Athletic FC
we're by far the best team, the world has ever seen.

come on Charlton, come on Charlton
come on Charlton, come on Charlton.

C A
C A F
C A F C
CHARLTON

carefree wherever we may be
we are the famous CAFC
and we don't give a ****
whoever you may be
we are the famous CAFC.

we are red, we are white, we are ******* dynamite
la la la la la la la la la.

we all agree, Charlton Athletic are magic.

SOME NEW STUFF

To the tune of "The Flintstones"

Charlton super Charlton

we were great with Alan Curbishley

now with good old Parky

we're the best team in the Football League.

Flying high up in the sky
we'll keep the red flag flying high
from Selhurst Park and years of pain
to Upton Park then home again
above The Valley in the sky
we'll keep the red flag flying high.

swing low sweet Valiant, coming for to carry me home
swing low sweet Valiant, home to The Valley, Floyd Road.

my old man's an Addick, he wears a Charlton hat
he sits up in the North Stand and gives it lots of 'that'
he's got no time for Palace or Millwall 'cos they're shite
and he hates the scum from Gillingham
and we all know that he's right.

my old man said be a Charlton fan
i said alright, sounds ok to me
we went to The Valley with the crowd packed in it
we all sang along "come on Charlton win it"
i've dillied and dallied, dallied and dillied
made my mind up never more to roam
and i don't give a damn about the Palace fans
'cos The Valley is my home.

well i've followed Charlton for many a year
and i've spent all my money on football and beer
some say it's Addicktion but one thing i know
when The Valley is calling, forever i'll go, down to
Charlton Athletic, Charlton Athletic FC
they're by far the best team
the world has ever seen.

NICKED WHILE ON THE ROAD

Olivia Newton-John hit borrowed by ManUre fans

take me home down Floyd Road
to the place i belong
at The Valley watching Charlton
take me home down Floyd Road.

The Geordie classic

all the lads and lasses with their happy smiling faces
walking down the Woolwich Road to see the Charlton aces.

well, everyone's nicked this one

oh when the reds go marching in
oh when the reds go marching in
i want to be in that number
oh when the reds go marching in.

Chelsea "hit" from the 70's
red is the colour, football is the game
and down at The Valley where winning is our aim
we'll cheer them on through the sun and rain
'cos Charlton, Charlton is our name.

not sure about where this started, so no apologies
to the tune of - we hate Millwall and we hate Millwall......

said Matt Busby to Bill Shankly

have you heard of the North Bank Highbury

Shanks said no i don't think so

but i've heard of the Covered End Charlton.

if it's good enough for Millwall ............

no one hates us, no one hates us

no one hates us, we don't care.

THE COVERED END CHOIR GREATEST HITS

oh South London is wonderful
oh South London is wonderful
it's full of ****, ***** and Charlton
oh South London is wonderful.

we are Charlton, we are Charlton
super Charlton, Covered End
we are Charlton, we are Charlton
super Charlton, Covered End.

i'm Charlton till i die
i'm Charlton till i die
i know i am, i'm sure i am
i'm Charlton till i die.

we love you Charlton we do
we love you Charlton we do
we love you Charlton we do
oh Charlton we love you.

we are the (H) block we are the (H) block
we are the (H) block Covered End.

C A F C, C A F C, C A F C, C A F C.

Red Army, Red Army ......

goodbye horse, goodbye horse

he was saying goodbye to his horse

and as he was saying goodbye to his horse

he was saying goodbye to his horse.

CHARLTON FANS ON VIDEO

Just a few video selections from our relegation season which show the Addickted in fine form, no more so than the night we actually went down, courtesy of the Spuds.

A memorable night (despite the result), captured perfectly on two videos by Andy the Addick. Also featured is a compilation by Mike CAFC showing other terrace highlights from the season. I hope you don't mind fellas.

YouTube - valley floyd road
YouTube - always look on the bright side of life
YouTube - Charlton Fans 06/07