The substitute sits trembling on the bench
His arms are damp his muscles have gone tense
We`ve gone a goal behind in a pulsating 3rd round tie
Now its time to give the youth team star a try its do or die
The first team coach is scrabbling in the bag
For those balls that have numbers of the lads
He picks one out and holds it up and waves it in the air
Now its time to leave the capsule
if you dare sorry wrong song
Bring on the substitute and let the make
youngster make our day
Bring on the substitute or make the seniors earn their pay
Bring on the substitute before the minutes tick away
Bring on the substitute and hear
10000 voices bray hooray hooray
Two hours ago nobody knew his name
what`s his name what`s his name
Now the crowd are roaring him to instant fame
there`s only one whatshisname
He sprints along the line and does a stretching exercise
But I`ve seen muscles of a more
substantial size on sparrow`s thighs
Course years ago you never had
have substitutes son interesting fact
No if you got hurt you was carried off
or carried on interesting fact
And I suppose the ball was made out of real leather
the ball was made out of real leather in them days
And when it rained the leather weighed
a ton the leather weighed a ton
Not heard that one
It`s over and we`re beaten after all
And the substitute he never touched the ball
He only had two minutes but in truth he looks quite bad
Still I suppose it`s good experience for the lad
How bloody sad
Bring on the substitute and let the make
youngster make our day
Bring on the substitute or make the seniors earn their pay
Bring on the substitute before the minutes tick away
Bring on the substitute and hear
10000 voices bray hooray hooray