![]() Hark – I hear the bugle calling, goodbye Dolly Gray. See – the boys in blue are marching and I can no longer stay, Something tells me I am needed at the front to fight the foe, The relevant lyrics adapted from ‘Goodbye Dolly Gray’ are as follows: It was written by renowned American composer William D Cobb, who listed among his credits songs for an early stage version of Wizard of Oz. It started life as a marching song called ‘Goodbye Dolly Gray’ in the USA during the Spanish American War (1898), and grew in popularity through the Boer War (1899-1902). Some variations exist.īelieve it or not, ‘Good Old Collingwood Forever’ has the oldest origins of any of our Australian football club songs. * These are the lyrics of the official recorded version. The team sing the song alongside actor Rob Lowe, president Eddie McGuire and captain Nathan Buckley in the win over St Kilda in 2003.
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