England fans. Gather round. Let us learn something, together
‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ is an absolute banger of a tune. It really is. We owe a lot to that song, and I cannot wait for the day it is blasted through the streets of London on an endless loop until several months have passed and we have to go trudging back to work having exhaused the country’s entire supply of alcohol and all completely forgotten about Brexit.
But. But. But. But. But!
These are not the words. Despite the absolute sheer and unwavering conviction of this lad below, the following words are not the actual words:
Jewels status: still gleaming
— El (@langho) July 3, 2018
He’s doubled down there, he really has. Tweeting it is one thing, changing his actual username is another. But he is not alone. Not by a long shot:
Just found out the lyrics to Football’s Coming Home aren’t ‘Jewels remain still gleaming’ and it’s actually ‘Jules Remet still gleaming’ which is the old World Cup trophy 🤯🤯
— Jess Temby (@JessTemby) June 25, 2018
Who tf is jules rimet? It’s jewels remain!
— Zack Free Man Whyte (@TheRealWhytee) July 4, 2018
Na I’ll always know england to of one the World Cup not some French guys name
— Zack Free Man Whyte (@TheRealWhytee) July 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/connordrbs/status/1014251850378465285
Just hello hi sorry but wtf do you mean the words aren’t “Jewels remain still gleaming”??????
Everything I’ve ever known is a lie pic.twitter.com/Vhhw7OfgHW
— Jameela (@jameelajulea) July 2, 2018
Half time and jewels remain still gleaming.
— Andy Parker (@tabamatu) July 3, 2018
🦁🦁🦁 on a 👕 jewels remain still gleaming keep the faith guys PMA 🙌
— Tracey Mawhinney (@TracMawh64) July 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/epiphanykth/status/1013464929381355522
JEWELS REMAIN STILL GLEAMINGGGG
— Sam Fernley (@Ferntrees) July 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/rachclarke27/status/1014400463414886401
https://twitter.com/LoadedUnLoaded/status/1014250868928020481
Johnny can’t even be arsed look, reducing the rest of the single greatest song in the history of music to just ‘etc…’
Deep breaths please and repeat after me, Johnny.
It’s not “jewels remain still gleaming”.
It’s not “jewels remain still gleaming”.
The lyrics of the song are “Jules Rimet still gleaming.”
The lyrics of the song are “Jules Rimet still gleaming.”
The Jules Rimet trophy was the name of the original World Cup trophy — and it was the trophy that the English side won back in 1966. Remember that.
Ok. Good. We’re getting somewhere.
Thank you, Frank Skinner, Dave Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds. We’ve all really learned something today. Thank you.
Now let’s all please just get back to the important matter at hand, the important matter of football actually coming home.
