Sons of the West
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Sons of the West is the official anthem of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
To the tune of "Sons of the Sea".
[edit] Lyrics
Sons of the West Red, white and blue We come out snarling Bulldogs through and through Bulldogs bite and bulldogs roar We give our very best 'Cause you can't beat the boys Of the Bulldog breed We're the team of the mighty West
[edit] Meaning
It was previously known as "Sons of the Scray" when the Bulldogs were known as Footscray pre-1997. The original words "Sons of the 'Scray, red, white and blue. We will come up smiling if we win or lose. Others build their teams my lads and think they know the game. But you can't beat the boys of the Bulldog breed who made old Footscray's name." The line "We will come up smiling if we win or lose" was replaced in the 1980s with "We will come out snarling Bulldogs through and through" because it was more aggressive. Also the line "Others build their teams my lads and think they know the game' was changed to "Bulldogs bite and Bulldogs roar, remember '54" around the same time. Other changes resulted from the name change from Footscray to Western Bulldogs
The Pride of South Australia (Adelaide) | The Pride of Brisbane Town (Brisbane) | We Are The Navy Blues (Carlton) | Good Old Collingwood Forever (Collingwood)
See the Bombers Fly Up (Essendon) | Freo Way To Go (Fremantle) | We Are Geelong (Geelong) | We're a Happy Team at Hawthorn (Hawthorn)
Join in the Chorus (North Melbourne) | It's a Grand Old Flag (Melbourne) | The Power to Win (Port Adelaide) | Tigerland (Richmond)
When The Saints Go Marching In (St Kilda) | The Red and the White (Sydney) | We're the Eagles (West Coast Eagles) | Sons of the West (Western Bulldogs)
Beware the Mighty Bear, The Greatest Team of All (Brisbane Bears) Here we go, Camry Crows (Adelaide)
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