In (G)eighteen-eighty-(D)eight me boys a (G)group of (C)Irish (G)men

Had formed a brand new (D)Football (C)team in (G)Glasgow's dark East (C)End

And (G)Brother Walfrid (D)then a(C)ddressed them (G)in St. Mary's (C)hall

He said Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

The (G)Rangers club the (D)came to open (G)dear old (C)Para(G)dise

And Neil McCallum (D)scored the (C)first and (G)then they real(C)ised

The (G)game was o'er and (D)then James (C)Kelly (G)handed him the (C)ball

He said Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

In (G)eighteen-ninety-(D)two the cup was (G)won on (C)Ibrox (G)soil

The Queens Park team had (D)no re(C)ply, they (G)met with big Dan (C)Doyle

We (G)celebrated (D)all night (C)long the (G)Irish one and (C)all

We sang Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

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The (G)early 20th (D)century saw (G)Glasgow (C)Celtic (G)win

Six flags in a (D)row, with (C)Sommers, (G)Loney, Hays and (C)Quinn

Na(G)poleon and the (D)Ici(C)cle with (G)Adams big and (C)tall

Sang Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

The (G)war to end all (D)wars was on but (G)Celtic (C)did not (G)sigh

The Easter rising (D)of six(C)teen had (G)kept our spirits (C)high

With (G)Sonny Jim and (D)Charlie (C)Shaw and (G)sniper Jim Mc(C)Coll

Singing Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

All (G)through the 20's (D)we produced some (G)men of (C)great a(G)maze

McGrory, Wilson (D)and Mc(C)Lean the (G)Thomson's and Mc(C)Stay's

When (G)Patsy did a (D)somer(C)sault his (G)feet around the (C)ball

He sang Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

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The (G)Empire Exhi(D)bition came to (G)Glasgow (C)on the (G)Clyde 

As had they tried the (D)Sunder(C)land and (G)hearts were swept a(C)side

The (G)Everton their (D)hearts were (C)broke as (G)Divers, Crum and (C)all

Sang Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

Those (G)bigots from the (D)SFA were (G)plain (C)to be (G)seen

They tried to take a(D)way our (C)flag of (G)orange white and (C)green

The (G)banner stays Sir (D)Robert (C)says in (G)answer to our (C)call

He said Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

In (G)nineteen-fifty-(D)three the Coro(G)nation (C)Cup was (G)won

Then Celtic 7 (D)Rangers (C)1 was (G)Hampden in the (C)sun

When (G)Bertie Peacock (D)held a(C)loft the (G)cup we heard him (C)call

He said Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

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Bill (G)Shankly said to (D)Stein one after(G)noon in (C)Lisbon (G)town

Hey Jock now your im(D)mortal (C)with your (G)European (C)crown

All (G)Glasgow was a (D)sea of (C)green that (G)night as I re(C)call

We sang Celtic first and(G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

We've (G)Protestants and (D)Catholics here to(G)gether (C)once a(G)gain

Just like the days of (D)yore with (C)the U(G)nited Irish (C)men

Nine (G)in a row it (D)goes to (C)show the (G)greatest team of (C)all

It's Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.

 

Now (G)in a new mi(D)llennium we're (G)yearning (C)for a (G)team

To match our brand new (D)stadi(C)um, I (G)hope it's not a (C)dream

Oh (G)Gradh mo Croidhe, I (D)long to (C)see the (G)writing on the ©wall

Saying Celtic first and (G)Celtic last and Celtic (D)Over (G)All.  à Repeat Chorus