Although we may not have noticed it at Elm Park, "The Royals Anthem" was part of the Elm Park experience. Every match before kick off - around 2.45 quite often - the familiar tune would ring out around the ground. The Elm Park atmosphere was unique. And now you can relieve part of that experience, exclusively here on Hob Nob Anyone?
Download the entire anthem (Real Audio format), and sing along with the words re-produced below.

It was 2.45, the place was alive,
With the Elm Park sound as we came to the Ground,
The crowd was still growing,
Exictement was showing,
When the kick-off came it was down to the game.

And the White, Blue, win or lose,
We're with you all the way,
We got a feeling this is gonna be our day.

And the match was on when they heard our song,
And if your with the Royals,
We know you'll sing along.

It's the heart of the town when you're there at the ground,
It's the atmosphere that makes you so proud,
When there's so much to play for that makes you feel sure,
The team needs you and you need them too.

And the White, Blue, win or lose,
We're with you all the way,
We got a feeling this is gonna be our day.

And the match was on when they heard our song,
And if your with the Royals,
We know you'll sing along.

.... Sing for the Royals!

Many thanks to Kevin Girdler for his kind permission to re-produce "The Royals Anthem" on Hob Nob Anyone?
Additional thanks to Suzanne for lending me back my old copy of the Anthem.

How to download

The Royals Anthem is available in Real Audio format and is 680K (but well worth the wait!)

21 June 2000:
THE ROYALS ANTHEM HAS BEEN REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF READING FOOTBALL CLUB.

It's probably best to save this file to your hard drive somewhere so you can listen as much as you like without having to download again!