How do new chants get created / started?

[qpr]

Genuine question, how do new chants get started?

You don’t see them on forums or anything, is it just 1 guy who starts chants and people join in or what?

[Fraggy]

From pre internet days, it was usually a group of fans who came up with an idea, in the boozer, on the way to a game, and in some cases, during a game.
Also hearing fans from other teams sing a song that we thought we could adapt.

I believe some of the more traditional songs came from The 2 World Wars. I know Manure's scarlet ribbon was from some regiment in WW1.

I always wondered about Captain Jack from back in the day. Many verses, with a few alternate verses thrown in depending who was leading the chant.

[Gtleighsr3]

Ted sits down with weare and pinkie,a bottle of blue nun or 3 and some incense. They let the creative juice flow. Pinkie and weare sought the tune out and Ted throws done the phat bars. Then they copyright said ditty.

[qpr]

Thanks Fraggy, that answers that

[Gtleighsr3]

Charming,don't u believe me?

[Fraggy]

Charming,don't u believe me?

Could Ted be Captain Jack?

[CroydonCaptainJack]

Could Ted be Captain Jack?

Ahem

[Gtleighsr3]

Meet me by the tram track

[Shepherds Mush]

You post a chant on a forum and then 20 people tell you to keep your day job...

[CroydonCaptainJack]

Meet me by the tram track

Very good Leighsy

[SpongeParr]

I still think we should sing "Always look on the Bright Osayi Samuel". Be good to sing about a player for a change.We used to have Gallen, Rowlands, Shittu, Bircham etc sung about and now we have the odd song, Luongo being the main one.

[Shepherds Mush]

Quite liked the Nakhi Wells chant to "Gold" on Saturday for it's once and once only airing