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Tom Malley

New Three Lions lyrics in full as song gets Christmas re-write ahead of World Cup

One of England’s most famous songs ‘Three Lions’ has been re-written ahead of the winter World Cup in Qatar.

The original, which was written by comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner in 1996, has been released with a brand new festive music video that includes the likes of Sir Geoff Hurst and Lionesses Jess Carter and Beth England, following the Women’s Euro 2022 victory over the summer.

Baddiel and Skinner have once again teamed up with singer Ian Broudie to record the new version and have now shared the brand new lyrics for the song, just three days before England kick off their Group B campaign against Iran.

Lyrics in full

COMMENTARY:

Isn’t it character, and heart and motivation as well?

(Lionesses clip from press conference)

It’s coming home

It’s coming

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming

Football’s coming home

ALL

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming

Football’s coming home

David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and Ian Broudie have rewritten Three Lions for the World Cup (PA)

FRANK

Loving that Lionesses win

But thoughts of last year’s final kick in

And Moscow

And Turin

The blokes seem cursed

FRANK AND DAVID

Whatever they try

And I think I know why

They’re just jinxed in July

FRANK

But it’s December…

What do you make of the new version of Coming Home? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

ALL

Three Lions on a sleigh

With She-Lion’s inspiration

Santa says let’s play

The Christmas tree formation

DAVID

When they decided on Qatar

Should have checked VAR

It’s too hot

And too far

So we’ll be…

DAVID AND FRANK

…snowflakes watching it here

This is our time of year

We’ll be having a beer

FRANK: (SPOKEN) Actually I won’t because I’ve got alcohol issues…

ALL

Three Lions on a Sleigh

Yule Rimet still gleaming

A football Christmas song

Not at all demeaning…

COMMENTARY:

What a cracker of a game…England are giving them a real good stuffing…

Ding Dong Merrily on Sky…oh no it’s not on Sky…it has to be on terrestrial doesn’t it…for legal reasons…

IAN

All I want’s the World Cup

Don’t bother wrapping it up

KIDS CHOIR

It’s coming home

For Christmas

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

For Christmas

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

For Christmas

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

It’s coming home

For Christmas

Football’s coming home

It’s coming home

it’s coming home …

ALL

Three lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

56 years of hurt

FRANK

For the men’s game

ALL

Never stopped me dreaming

Three lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

20 weeks of hurt

DAVID

For the women’s game obviously

ALL

Never stop me dreaming

Three lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

FRANK

(It’s Englaaaaaand!)

ALL

Never stop me dreaming

Three lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

Quite a lot of years of hurt

Never stopped me dreaming

Three lions on a shirt….

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