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
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….
