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The Greasy Chip Butty Song
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The Greasy Chip Butty Song is a football chant mainly sung by the supporters of Sheffield United football club, but has been adopted and adapted by fans of several other teams including Rotherham United and St Helens Rugby League. The origins of the song are unknown however it was first sung during the first match of the 1985-86 season in the 3-1 win away at Stoke City on 17th August 1985.
To the tune of Annie's Song by John Denver:
- You fill up my senses
- Like a gallon of Magnet
- Like a packet of Woodbines
- Like a good pinch of snuff
- Like a night out in Sheffield
- Like a greasy chip butty
- Like Sheffield United
- Come fill me again....
- Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo!
To a native of Sheffield the words are probably self explanatory; the words celebrate the many pleasures that can be had in Sheffield, culminating in the target of the fan's adoration, Premiership football club Sheffield United.
Magnet is a beer brewed near Sheffield. Some people claim that the second line is really, Like a gallon of maggots. Maggots are obtained from fishing tackle outlets in denominations of imperial pints and hence this version would not be unreasonable, as fishing is popular in the region and hence a gallon of maggots would mean a good day out fishing.
Woodbines refers nostalgically to a once popular brand of strong cigarette.
Snuff is ground tobacco for sniffing up the nose.
A Greasy chip butty can be purchased in any of the many local fish and chip shops. Butty is a slang word for sandwich, so a chip butty is simply a sandwich where the filling is chips, ideally greasy and sprinkled with salt and vinegar. Generally, a white sandwich bap will be used for the bread. In Sheffield, these are simply known as Breadcakes.
The song itself is a plaintive rally-cry by the fans of Sheffield United. It is usually heard on commencement of the home games played at 'beautiful' downtown Bramall Lane, the home of the club, and sporadically throughout away matches.
In January 2007, in tribute to Sheffield United's visiting Chinese sister team, the Chengdu Blades, the Sheffield Star penned the following version - the Greasy Egg Noodle song:[citation needed]
- You fill up my senses,
- Like a gallon of soy sauce,
- Like a packet of chopsticks,
- Like a good crispy duck,
- Like a night out in Chengdu,
- Like a greasy egg noodle,
- Like Chengdu'n'United,
- Come fill me again...
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