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We Can't Read
Cheltenham Town's proud, self-mocking Gloucestershire identity anthem.
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Cheltenham Town fans revel in the county stereotype with this self-mocking terrace classic. "We all come from Cheltenhamshire and we can drive a tractor" - delivered with full pride, zero irony. The "Ooh Arrr" West Country twang seals it. Always gets louder away from home. Lyrics, audio and the full chant right here.
Lyrics for We Can't Read
We can't read and we can't write,
But that don't really matterrrrr,
We all come from CHELTENHAMSHIRE,
and we can drive a tractorrrr,
Ooh Arrr, Ooh Arrr,
Ooh Arrr, Ooh Arrr, Ooh Arrr,
CHELTENHAMSHIRE LA LA LA,
CHELTENHAMSHIRE LA LA LA,
CHELTENHAMSHIRE LA LA LA,
CHELTENHAMSHIRE LA LA LA...
Language · English
Team · Cheltenham Town
Behind the chant
What's the story behind We Can't Read ?
Cheltenham sits in Gloucestershire, which is farming country - the tractor lyric and the West Country "Ooh Arrr" are a deliberate lean into the rural stereotype, worn as a badge of pride rather than an insult.
