The Casbah

This is a partial list of some of the songs and cheers used by The Casbah over the years. Please post your suggestions and comments at the bottom.

Ooooooo, San Jose!!!
Ooooooo, San Jose!!!
Ooooooo, San Jose!!!
Oh, oh, Oh, oh, Oh - hey, hey, hey!!!
- San Jose Team Fighting Song (from the Korean Team song during WC 2002)

“Ole, ole, ole, ole
San Jose, San Jose”
- chant popularized at World Cup ‘94

“All we are saying
is give us a goal…..”
- to the tune of The Beatles song “Give Peace a Chance”

Here we go, here we go, here we gooo
Here we go, here we go, here we go-o.
Here we go, here we go, here we gooo
Here we go-o, here we gooo.
- to the tune of “The Stars and Stripes Forever”

Da-le, dale, dale, da-le, Oh!
Da-le, dale, dale, da-le, Oh!
Oh Aaaaaaaaaa,
San Josssseeeeee!!!
- repeat ad nauseum

We want a goaaallll,
We WANT A GOOOOALLLL,
If you don’t jump,
we’ll never score!!!
- again repeat ad nauseum

San J-o-s-e, HEY!
San Jose
San J-o-s-e, HEY!
San Jose
- to the tune of the Gary Glitter song. ‘J-o-s-e’ is long and drawn out

clap-clap
clap-clap-clap
clap-clap-clap-clap
Earthquakes!
- when participant yells “Go Quakes!”, they hold their arms up in a ‘V’

San Jose!
clap-clap-clap
San Jose!
clap-clap-clap…
- participant puts arms straight up when yelling “San Jose!”

If you don’t do the bouncy, you shag sheep (or goats, or steers depending on who we’re playing).
If you don’t do the bouncy, you shag sheep.
If you don’t do the bouncy,
If you don’t do the bouncy,
If you don’t do the bouncy, you shag sheep.
Ooooooooooooooooooooo -
Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy -
(the bouncy commences by all non-sheep shaggers)
- to the tune of “She’ll be Comin’ Round the Mountain”

The referee is a blind man,
The referee is a blind man,
The referee is a blind maaaaan,
And so say all of us!
And so say all of us!
And so say all of us!
The referee is a blind man,
The referee is a blind man,
The referee is a blind maaaaan,
And so say all of us!
- To the tune of “For he’s a jolly good fellow”

Who’s your father
Who’s your father
Who’s your father referee
Hasn’t got one
Never had one
Your a bastard referee
- to the tune of My Darlin’ Clemintine

You’ll never beat Joe Cannon
- Lather, rinse, repeat

I’m blind!
I’m deaf!
I wanna be a ref!
- Repeat ’til blue in the face

NA Na Naaa
NA Na Naaa
NA Na Na, NA Na, NA Naaa
Na Na NAAA. NA Na NA Na
Na NA NA, Na Na, NA Na
- Capital ‘A’s represent emphasized notes. Several ‘a’s in a row represent extended notes. Join us in The Casbah for lessons on this one!

Dwayne De Ro-SAR-I-OOO
Dwayne De Ro-SAR-I-OOO
Dwayne De Ro-sar-I-O
Dwayne De Ro-sar-I-O
- to the tune of “La donna mobile” from Rigoletto

C’mon on you Quakes
- long and drawn out

Ron-ald Cerr-i-tos
Clap-clap
Clap-clap-clap
- Repeat five times. Substitute any name that fits.

Aye, yi, yi, yi
Ruiz no tiene cojones.
Your team doesn’t like you,
they play just to spite you.
Ruiz no tieneeeee co-jones!
- to the tune of “Cielto Lindo,” a special song for Carlos Ruiz

Works in progress

There’s a team
That we root for
We go mad
When they score.

Whether home
Or away
We will cheer
For San Jose.

(chorus)

We will sing and we’ll cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose
We will sing and we’ll cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose

Better fans
There are few
We love the Quakes
Although they’re new

Loyalty
Is what we’ll pay
So we can cheer
For San Jose

(chorus)

We will sing and we’ll cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose
We will sing and we’ll cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose
Cheer for San Jose
- Sung to the tune of The Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’

Falling in love again
Never wanted to
What am I to do
I can’t help it

Quakes have always been my team
Playing how they may
I was made that way
I can’t help it

Falling in love again
Never wanted to
What am I to do
I can’t help it
- Variation of Marlene Deitrich’s “Falling in Love Again”. Sung at the start of the game, right after kickoff