The Red & White Kop chant is an absolute classic of a Liverpool chant. The chant references the Kop which is arguably the most well know stand in football stadiums, with many clubs fearing the atmosphere of the Kop when playing Liverpool at Anfield. It isn’t 100% confirmed as to when the Red & White Kop chant first started, but it is believed that it was the 1960s, around the time the inspiration for the song “Yellow Submarine” came out.
Learn the lyrics to the famous Red & White Kop chant below and sing along the next time you hear it at Anfield.
Liverpool Red & White Kop lyrics
On a Saturday afternoon,
We support a team called Liverpool,
And we sing until we drop,
On the famous Spion Kop.
We all live in a red and white Kop,
A red and white Kop,
A red and white Kop.
We all live in a red and white Kop,
A red and white Kop,
A red and white Kop.
What tune is the Liverpool chant Red & White Kop sung to?
The Red & White Kop chant is sung to the tune of the classic “Yellow Submarine” by the iconic Liverpool band the Beatles.
Why is the Anfield Kop called the ‘Spion Kop’?
The “Kop” is the name given to single-tier terraces and stands at sports stadiums in the United Kingdom. However, when people say the Kop, 9 times out of 10 the first place people think of is Liverpool and Anfield.
The Kop at Liverpool is called the Spion Kop due to its steep nature and therefore resemblance of a mountain in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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