bill!!!

The final whistle sharply sounds 
as the players leave the ground 
Fans have all made the way 
to journeys homeward bound

And as the floodlights get switched off 
a darkness does desend
But Tottenham does not go to sleep 
the history does not end 

The ground is deadly quiet 
but a presence still is there
The stands are all so empty
but theres a echo in the air 

It is better to fail aiming high 
than to succeed aiming low
The words of a great man 
one we all should know 

His name was Bill Nicholson 
he was Tottenham to his core 
He loved this famous football club 
who’s tops we have all wore 

He said It's no use just winning,
we've got to win it well."
a famous line to his players 
that Bill Nic would tell 

as a player and a manager 
he was dedicated to our team 
push and run with Arthur rowe 
was Nicholson's Tottenham dream 

and with just 1 cap for England 
and a goal that he did score
injuries badly plagued him 
and for St George he played no more 

"My duty is to get fit for Tottenham.
Well, they pay my wages you see 
words of a true loyal man 
not a modern day mercenary 

but his playing career was over
his future was laid out 
he got his life ambition 
and his name we all did shout 

he rewrote the Tottenham history books 
with his style and passing play 
people wanted to learn from Bill
all about the Tottenham way 

we went on to win the double 
in the year of 61
Tottenham hotspur football club's
new era had begun 

Trophies and glory followed 
we had conquered the English game 
Then he moved to Europe 
to share the new found fame 

First team to do the double 
and first to beat Europe's elite 
Bill had transformed this club
to the team they craved to beat 

He had made the club a world wide name 
and history books rewrote
He gave the club the stature 
and was famous for a quote

And when he left he must have thought 
his job he must have done 
But he came back for Burkinshaw 
and the transformation again begun 

He scouted for the team he loved 
and players he did find 
Galvin Mabbut and Roberts 
are a few that spring to mind 

He then received the tribute he deserved
for what he had achieved 
Club president to the fateful day 
we all sadly bereaved

A dark day at Tottenham
in October 2004 
When the great man passed away 
a man we all adore 

A legend in his own right 
and a true Tottenham great 
The day he died the club had mourned 
that devastating date 

So when the lights are turned off 
the legend's still alive 
He loved the club with passion 
it helped the great man thrive 

And as his ashes are scattered 
on the turf at White Hart Lane 
You have got to show his passion
when you play the football game 

So every player at Tottenham
remember where you are 
Remember when you leave 
with big wages and nice car 

You will always be a number 
and a name for Spurs to pick 
You will never be a legend 
like the legend that was Bill Nic ……


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