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When the Saints Go Marching in (Slow)
'When the Saints Go Marching In' is Southampton's anthem, sung at St Mary's.
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'When the Saints Go Marching In' is Southampton's anthem, the gospel standard the Saints made their own at St Mary's. Sung slow and full-throated by the home end, it is the song every SFC fan knows first. One of the great Southampton football club songs. Full lyrics below.
Lyrics for When the Saints Go Marching in (Slow)
Oh when the Saints, go marching in,
Oh when the Saints go marching in,
I want to be in that number,
Oh when the Saints go marching in...
Language · English
Team · Southampton
Behind the chant
When was When the Saints Go Marching in (Slow) first sung?
An old gospel standard adopted by Southampton fans, who took 'the Saints' as both nickname and anthem.
What's the story behind When the Saints Go Marching in (Slow)?
Southampton's nickname 'the Saints' comes from the club's roots as St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association.
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