Never Again

There are six more who must be toasted From the side which Internazionale roasted On that victorious day in the sun When in Lisbon the Champions' Cup they won. In goal was Ronnie Simpson,the consummate veteran Who spoiled many an opposing side's scoring plan This was the greatest moment of a great career Which will be spoken of for many a year. Tommy Gemmell the flamBhoyant left back Was easily picked out of this distinguished pack His golden hair glinting in the sun As he hit his cannonball shot on the run This glorious and unstoppable equalizer Proved to be the Celtic appetizer. Alongside him but straightforward and sound Jim Craig of whom St Gerard's was rightly proud He pulled the teeth of many an attack And played the part of safe right back Right at the heart of the Parkhead engine room Bobby Murdoch,whose skill could always lift any gloom He produced that vital shot From which Stevie his priceless goal got Up front was Wallace of Will o' the wisp fame Who added extra subtlety to the Celtic game Inside the box many goals he ghosted About which he could have boasted. But let us not ever forget the great Jock Stein The greatest Celtic manager there has ever been His West of Scotland lads he shaped into a team Adding the European Cup to achieve Celtic's dream He was the astute mastermind behind this eleven And brought to Paradise the nearest thing to heaven. Every one of these men deserves to be lauded to the sky But that remains a task for a far better minstrel than I Now closes this poem about a team which has no equal Whose unique victory ought to have brought a sequel.