THE ANSWER LIES WILLIAM PENN’S HAT

 

 

WHAT CAN PHILLY FANS DO TO BREAK OUR SPORTS CURSE

IT’LL TAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL CAUSE NO CURSE IS WORSE

IT WON’T WORK TO BRING A BILLY GOAT TO ANY GAME

IT WON’T HELP TO BEG THE BABE TO END THIS SHAME

 

CHORUS

 

THE ANSWER LIES UNDER WILLIAM PENN’S HAT

WE’VE GOT TO FIGURE WHERE WILLIAM PENN’S AT

WE’VE DISHONORED THE OLD GENT HE’LL NOT RELENT

UNTIL LADIES AND GENTLEMAN WE ALL DOTH REPENT

 

REPENT, REPENT, YES, PRAY AND REPENT

THEN WE MIGHT BE FORGIVEN BY OUR FOUNDING GENT

OH WHAT IT’LL TAKE TO LIFT THE CURSE OF ALL CURSES

WHAT’S THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF ACTIONS AND VERSES?

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

OUR CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE’S BEEN BUILT TO THE SKY

LEAVING POOR WILLIAM PENN WITHOUT A DRY EYE

IT’S A CLASH OF THE PAST AND PRESENT MY FRIENDS

WILL SPORTS DEFEAT BE OUR FUTURE UNTIL WORLD’S END!

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

 

NO FANS IN HISTORY HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH

EVERYONE OF OUR TEAMS HAS LOST THEIR TOUCH

BUT, IT WON’T DO ANY GOOD TO CRY AND MOAN

FELLOW PHILADELPHIANS WE ALL MUST ATONE

 

REPEAT CHORUS THREE TIMES with fade

 

 

Joe Pickering Jr. Songwriter King of the Road Music BMI Music Publisher copyright owner 2007