Three Lions
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Three Lions by Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
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Dave Bascombe & Simon Rogers & Ian BroudieWrited by
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A song of hope in the face of defeat, “Three Lions” is a song by English band The Lightning Seeds in conjunction with comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, and was produced to commemorate England holding the 1996 European Championships.
Its refrain, “Football’s coming home” has become a popula...
Three Lions Lyrics
[Spoken Intro: Alan Hansen & Trevor Brooking]
I think it's bad news for the English game
We're not creative enough, and we're not positive enough
[Refrain: Ian Broudie & Jimmy Hill]
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming
Football's coming home (We'll go on getting bad results)
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
[Verse 1: Frank Skinner]
Everyone seems to know the score, they've seen it all before
They just know, they're so sure
That England's gonna throw it away, gonna blow it away
But I know they can play, 'cause I remember
[Chorus: All]
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
[Verse 2: David Baddiel]
So many jokes, so many sneers
But all those "Oh, so near"s wear you down through the years
But I still see that tackle by Moore and when Lineker scored
Bobby belting the ball, and Nobby dancing
[Chorus: All]
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
[Bridge]
England have done it, in the last minute of extra time!
What a save, Gordon Banks!
Good old England, England that couldn't play football!
England have got it in the bag!
I know that was then, but it could be again
[Refrain: Ian Broudie]
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
(England have done it!)
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
[Chorus: All]
(It's coming home) Three lions on a shirt
(It's coming home, it's coming) Jules Rimet still gleaming
(Football's coming home
It's coming home) Thirty years of hurt
(It's coming home, it's coming) Never stopped me dreaming
(Football's coming home
It's coming home) Three lions on a shirt
(It's coming home, it's coming) Jules Rimet still gleaming
(Football's coming home
It's coming home) Thirty years of hurt
(It's coming home, it's coming) Never stopped me dreaming
(Football's coming home
It's coming home) Three lions on a shirt
(It's coming home, it's coming) Jules Rimet still gleaming
(Football's coming home
It's coming home) Thirty years of hurt
(It's coming home, it's coming) Never stopped me dreaming
(Football's coming home)
Three Lions Q&A
Who wrote Three Lions's ?
Three Lions was written by Frank Skinner & David Baddiel & Ian Broudie.
Who produced Three Lions's ?
Three Lions was produced by Dave Bascombe & Simon Rogers & Ian Broudie.
When did Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds release Three Lions?
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds released Three Lions on Mon May 20 1996.
What did Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds say about "Three Lions"?
According to David Baddiel in 2018, when the song experienced a resurgence:
The England team has been in the wilderness and the song always runs in parallel with the team. You can’t sing about it coming home when it’s lost. The difference between “Three Lions” and all other songs before it, includi...
How is the song to be understood?
In 2018, when the song’s popularity took off once again, this time thanks to England’s performance at the World Cup in Russia, football presenter and former England international Gary Lineker clarified that “Three Lions” and the “it’s coming home” slogan are not meant to be arrogant, but rather self...