The Grand Old Flag
Same as the Melbourne Football Club Song
It’s a grand old flag, it’s a high flying flag,
It’s the emblem for me and for you,
It’s the emblem of the team we love,
The team of the Red and the Blue.
Every heart beats true, for the Red and the Blue,
And we sing this song to you,
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the Red and the Blue.
HISTORY: Based on an American marching song (few words have been changed from the original tune of You're A Grand Old Flag), the Melbourne club song is one of the oldest. The MFC song dates back to 1912 and was first sung on a trip to Hobart. There's even evidence of the song dating back to the 1870s. Keith 'Bluey' Truscott is credited with the little-known second verse added in the late 1930s which has not been adopted by DCJFC.
