One last time for the people at the back This is the story of Gary Hopping A man who has climbed the ranks To become the greatest goalkeeper in the land Let me tell you, a story, about a man named Gary Hopping, Yeah let me tell you, a story, about a little man I know called Gary Hopping Gary Hopping is just a man but Gary Hopping has got a plan He's got a plan to make it to being the best goalkeeper in the land But you've gotta understand that goalkeeping's just a strand Of all the skills and thrills and chills and tricks and chicks and licks That make the Gary Hopping brand Cos you know he's got it planned And it won't be long before he's raking in the grands Every day he plays the same way But hey he won't stray he's waiting for that payday When he signs his first Leeds contract When he's pulling on the shirt you know he will attract Interest from all the other clubs and teams That are all keen to snap up Gary Hopping Yeah let me tell you a story about a little man I know called Gary Hopping, Yeah let me tell you a little story about that man I know called Gary Hopping When Gary was just a boy staring at his Nigel Martyn toy Dreaming of the day when one day he'd play for Leeds And all his fears would go away He's gonna win them the FA Cup He's gonna bring them all his luck And when he does and beats the rest and they're the best They'll all remember he told them don't mess He used to live in Beeston But then he moved on up to Wetherby for the season And how we long to have him back to pack some slack And hack the crack and then some He used to teach all of the kids He'd tell them not to flip their lids Don't mess he said and they progressed and he impressed And Bielsa put him to the test That's right he got a call from Radrizzani He said we've heard about the don't mess army We want to pay you to play for us and teach the world To keep goal in a different way Well you remind us of a young Lev Yashin We wanna sign you and we promise we won't cash in When other sides with no pride remind us all the time Why we give them such a bashing It's cos we've got Gary Hopping in the sticks Ohhhhh Gary Hopping I want your babies Let me tell you a story about a man named Gary Hopping Yeah let me tell you a story about that man I know called Gary Hopping When Gaz is in goal they won't score He's the keeper that the kop end all adore It's no chore to roar for him for sure is door open for an England call up He's gonna win the League Cup Cos you know he's gonna sweep up He catches the ball falls on it picks it up and gets up and punts it down the field It's like he's playing with an impenetrable shield With him in goal you know promotion will be sealed He got a red card, he appealed He got an injury, he healed He's got knowledge concealed in his yield And his plans he reeled the fans into the stands And revealed this man's hands were the safest in the land It's Gary Gary Hopping Ohhhhwwooooah woooah it's Gary Hoppiiiiing A little man I know called Gary Hopping That was the story of Gary Hopping We all know him, we see him We wanna be him, we learn from him We turn to him we think about our fears with him We drink a couple of beers with him Ohhhh Gary Hopping we love you Just tell me you love me too Don't mess