Billy Boys

"Billy Boys", also titled "The Billy Boys,^[1] is a loyalist song from Glasgow, sung to the tune of "Marching Through Georgia."^[1] It was first sung in the 1930s as the main song of one of the Glasgow razor gangs led by Billy Fullerton^[2] and later became viewed to reflect the long running sectarian divide in the city. It is also commonly used by fans of Rangers football club.^[3]

Billy Boys Media

Billy Boys is set to the music to Marching Through Georgia
Rangers F.C. supporters adopted "Billy Boys" as part of a perceived affiliation with the Brigton Boys

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Irish FA bans 'Billy Boys' song for Linfield fans (16 April 2014)BBC Sport. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
↑ Evil faces of Glasgow's gangsters revealed. The Scotsman (2004-07-19). Retrieved 2014-12-12.
↑ Rangers told to axe 'Billy Boys'. BBC Sport. 2006-06-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5064472.stm. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

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[linfield-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Irish FA bans 'Billy Boys' song for Linfield fans (16 April 2014)BBC Sport. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

[2] Evil faces of Glasgow's gangsters revealed. The Scotsman (2004-07-19). Retrieved 2014-12-12.

[3] Rangers told to axe 'Billy Boys'. BBC Sport. 2006-06-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5064472.stm. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

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