Lyrics and translation Billy Bragg - God’s Footballer
God's
footballer
hears
the
voices
of
angels
Le
footballeur
de
Dieu
entend
les
voix
des
anges
Above
the
choir
at
Molineux
Au-dessus
de
la
chorale
à
Molineux
God's
footballer
stands
on
the
doorstep
Le
footballeur
de
Dieu
se
tient
sur
le
pas
de
la
porte
And
brings
the
Good
News
of
the
Kingdom
to
come
Et
apporte
la
Bonne
Nouvelle
du
Royaume
à
venir
While
the
crowd
sings
'Rock
of
Ages'
Tandis
que
la
foule
chante
"Roche
des
Âges"
The
goals
bring
weekly
wages
Les
buts
rapportent
des
salaires
hebdomadaires
Yet
the
glory
of
the
sports
pages
Mais
la
gloire
des
pages
sportives
Is
but
the
worship
of
false
idols
and
tempts
him
not
N'est
que
l'adoration
de
fausses
idoles
et
ne
le
tente
pas
God's
footballer
turns
on
a
sixpence
Le
footballeur
de
Dieu
se
retourne
d'un
sou
And
brings
the
Great
crowd
to
their
feet
in
praise
of
him
Et
met
la
foule
en
liesse
à
ses
pieds
God's
footballer
quotes
from
the
Gospels
Le
footballeur
de
Dieu
cite
des
passages
des
Évangiles
While
knocking
on
doors
in
Black
Country
back
streets
Tout
en
frappant
aux
portes
dans
les
ruelles
du
Black
Country
He
scores
goals
on
a
Saturday
Il
marque
des
buts
le
samedi
And
saves
souls
on
a
Sunday
Et
sauve
des
âmes
le
dimanche
For
the
Lord
says
these
are
the
Last
Days
Car
le
Seigneur
dit
que
ce
sont
les
Derniers
Jours
Prepare
thyself
for
the
judgement
yet
to
come
Prépare-toi
pour
le
jugement
à
venir
His
career
will
be
over
soon
Sa
carrière
sera
bientôt
terminée
And
the
rituals
of
a
Saturday
afternoon
Et
les
rituels
d'un
samedi
après-midi
Bid
him
a
reluctant
farewell
Lui
diront
un
au
revoir
réticent
For
he
knows
beyond
the
sport
lies
the
spiritual
Car
il
sait
que
derrière
le
sport
se
trouve
le
spirituel
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1
She's Got a New Spell
2 Never Had No One Ever
3 Qualifications
4 The Fourteenth of February (Demo)
5 Upfield (Demo)
6 Goalhanger (Demo)
7 The Space Race Is Over (Demo)
8 Sugar Daddy (Demo)
9 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (Demo)
10 As Long as You Hold Me (Demo)
11 Goalhanger
12 King James (Alternative Version)
13 The Fourteenth Of February
14 Northern Industrial Town
15 The Space Race Is Over
16 Brickbat
17 A Pict Song
18 Sugardaddy
19 Everybody Loves You Babe
20 Upfield
21 From Red To Blue
22 Piccadilly Rambler
23 Thatcherites
24 This Gulf Between Us
25 All Fall Down
26 Jane Allen
27 12345678
28 England, Half English - 7" Remix
29 Take Down the Union Jack - Band Version
30 Tears of My Tracks - Demo
31 You Pulled the Carpet Out
32 Yarra Song
33 He'll Go Down - Demo
34 Glad and Sorry
35 Mansion on the Hill
36 Billericay Dickie
37 Tears of My Tracks
38 Dreadbelly
39 He'll Go Down
40 Another Kind of Judy
41 Baby Faroukh
42 Some Days I See the Point
43 NPWA
44 England, Half English
45 Distant Shore
46 St. Monday
47 Dry Bed - Band Version
48 Mbh
49 Revolution
50 Raglan Road (Live)
51 Must I Paint You a Picture (Extended Version)
52 Reason to Believe (Live)
53 Little Time Bomb (Alternate Version)
54 The Short Answer (Alternate Version)
55 She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)
56 That's Entertainment
57 Love Has No Pride
58 The Price I Pay (Demo)
59 The Only One (Demo)
60 Bad Penny (Demo)
61 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwar
62 The Short Answer
63 The Only One
64 Life with the Lions
65 Valentine's Day Is Over
66 Rotting on Remand
67 Little Time Bomb
68 The Price I Pay
69 Tender Comrade
70 Must I Paint You a Picture
71 Accident Waiting To Happen
72 Moving The Goalposts
73 Cindy Of A Thousand Lives
74 The Few - Demo
75 Cindy of a Thousand Lives - Demo
76 Bread & Circuses
77 Trust - Demo
78 Everywhere - Alternate Version
79 Just One Victory - Alternate Version
80 Sexuality - Demo
81 North Sea Bubble - Demo
82 Party of God
83 Body Of Water
84 Wish You Were Her
85 Rumours Of War
86 North Sea Bubble
87 Dolphins
88 Tank Park Salute
89 Mother Of The Bride
90 Sexuality
91 The Few
92 God’s Footballer
93 Trust
94 You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
2 Never Had No One Ever
3 Qualifications
4 The Fourteenth of February (Demo)
5 Upfield (Demo)
6 Goalhanger (Demo)
7 The Space Race Is Over (Demo)
8 Sugar Daddy (Demo)
9 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (Demo)
10 As Long as You Hold Me (Demo)
11 Goalhanger
12 King James (Alternative Version)
13 The Fourteenth Of February
14 Northern Industrial Town
15 The Space Race Is Over
16 Brickbat
17 A Pict Song
18 Sugardaddy
19 Everybody Loves You Babe
20 Upfield
21 From Red To Blue
22 Piccadilly Rambler
23 Thatcherites
24 This Gulf Between Us
25 All Fall Down
26 Jane Allen
27 12345678
28 England, Half English - 7" Remix
29 Take Down the Union Jack - Band Version
30 Tears of My Tracks - Demo
31 You Pulled the Carpet Out
32 Yarra Song
33 He'll Go Down - Demo
34 Glad and Sorry
35 Mansion on the Hill
36 Billericay Dickie
37 Tears of My Tracks
38 Dreadbelly
39 He'll Go Down
40 Another Kind of Judy
41 Baby Faroukh
42 Some Days I See the Point
43 NPWA
44 England, Half English
45 Distant Shore
46 St. Monday
47 Dry Bed - Band Version
48 Mbh
49 Revolution
50 Raglan Road (Live)
51 Must I Paint You a Picture (Extended Version)
52 Reason to Believe (Live)
53 Little Time Bomb (Alternate Version)
54 The Short Answer (Alternate Version)
55 She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)
56 That's Entertainment
57 Love Has No Pride
58 The Price I Pay (Demo)
59 The Only One (Demo)
60 Bad Penny (Demo)
61 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwar
62 The Short Answer
63 The Only One
64 Life with the Lions
65 Valentine's Day Is Over
66 Rotting on Remand
67 Little Time Bomb
68 The Price I Pay
69 Tender Comrade
70 Must I Paint You a Picture
71 Accident Waiting To Happen
72 Moving The Goalposts
73 Cindy Of A Thousand Lives
74 The Few - Demo
75 Cindy of a Thousand Lives - Demo
76 Bread & Circuses
77 Trust - Demo
78 Everywhere - Alternate Version
79 Just One Victory - Alternate Version
80 Sexuality - Demo
81 North Sea Bubble - Demo
82 Party of God
83 Body Of Water
84 Wish You Were Her
85 Rumours Of War
86 North Sea Bubble
87 Dolphins
88 Tank Park Salute
89 Mother Of The Bride
90 Sexuality
91 The Few
92 God’s Footballer
93 Trust
94 You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
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