Willie Maley

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Willie Maley was his name
He brought some great names to the game
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When he was the boss at Celtic Park
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He taught them how to play football
He made the greatest of them all
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Gallacher and Quinn have left their mark

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And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
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They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
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And most of the football greats
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Have past through Parkheads gates
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For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way

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In 38 there was a show Glasgow was the place to go
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A model of the tower was footballs prize
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England sent 4 of the best
They didn't meet with much success
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Cause the trophy ended up in paradise

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Coronation time was here 53 that was the year
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Another 4 from England met there doom
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They said we'll have to try again
But like before it was in vain
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Because the cup is in the Parkhead trophy room

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And then in 1957 we faced a guy called Gorgie Nevin
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The game is etched on every Celtic fan
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Wilson, Mochan and Mc Phail
And Willie Fernie scored as well
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As Celtic beat the Rangers 7-1

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So 10 years they had gone and so
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To Portugal we had to go, to play the team that Italy
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Adore
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Celtic went out to attack
They won the big cup and they brought it back
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It's the first time it had been on British shores

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And now a new Millennium we have a brand new stadium
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We're amongst the honours once again
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The Celtic fans did proudly sing
Larsson is the King of Kings
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And he joins the list of famous Celtic men!

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