England Rugby Songs

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

Although England's spiritual slave-song was written more than 150 years ago, not many English rugby supporters know all the words of their rugby anthem. The chorus seems to be enough.

England rugby version.

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!

It was first sung by a group of bibulous mates from the Benedictine school Douai (whose 1st-XV song it has been for a long time) who were bunched in front of the lower east stand at Twickenham's Irish match of 1988, at the very corner England's Nigerian-born wing Chris Oti ran in three tries.

The crowd heard the group from Benedictine school and started to sing along and it stuck.

Is this true ? Who knows ?
But it's our story and we are sticking to it ....for now.

Full Version.

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!

I looked over Jordan and what did I see,
Comin' for to carry me home!
A band
of angels comin' after me,
Comin' for to carry me home!

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!

If you get there before I do,
Comin' for to carry me home,
Jess tell my friends that I'm acomin' too,
Comin' for to carry me home.

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!

I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
Comin' for to carry me home,
But still my soul feels heavenly bound
Comin' for to carry me home!

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home!