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Poor Little Budgie
Ipswich's infamous derby dig at rivals Norwich, the Poor Little Budgie.
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Poor Little Budgie is Ipswich Town's most cutting Norwich City derby chant. The Tractor Boys call the Canaries budgies, and this one does not pull its punches. Raw East Anglian rivalry at its most unfiltered. One of the sharpest Ipswich chants about Norwich you'll find. Get the lyrics here.
Lyrics for Poor Little Budgie
He's only a poor little budgie,
Who's shirt was all tattered and torn,
He started to sing,
So we beat the c*nt in,
And now he don't sing anymore...
Language · English
Team · Ipswich
Behind the chant
What's the story behind Poor Little Budgie?
Ipswich fans have long called their Norwich rivals 'budgies' rather than Canaries, a deliberate downgrade that this chant leans into hard.
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