Billy Boys
Loyalist song associated with Rangers F.C.
"Billy Boys", also titled "The Billy Boys,[1] is a loyalist song from Glasgow, sung to the tune of "Marching Through Georgia."[1] It was first sung in the 1930s as the main song of one of the Glasgow razor gangs led by Billy Fullerton[2] and later became viewed to reflect the long running sectarian divide in the city. It is also commonly used by fans of Rangers football club.[3]
Sources change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Irish FA bans 'Billy Boys' song for Linfield fans". BBC Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ↑ "Evil faces of Glasgow's gangsters revealed". The Scotsman. 2004-07-19. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ↑ "Rangers told to axe 'Billy Boys'". BBC Sport. 2006-06-09. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
