England's most iconic World Cup chant is Vindaloo. Only England could name their World Cup anthem after a spicy curry. Below you'll find full lyrics, English translations, and rhythm guides for all 3 England chants.
Celebratory moments — pure chaos energy
Me and me mum and me dad and me gran
And a bucket of vindaloo
Vindaloo, vindaloo
Vindaloo, vindaloo, na na
Vindaloo, vindaloo
Vindaloo, vindaloo, na na
And we all like vindaloo
We're gonna score one more than you
England!
Where on earth are you going to?
England!
We're gonna score one more than you
Vindaloo, vindaloo
Na na, vindaloo, vindaloo
And we all like vindaloo
We're gonna score one more than you
Rhythm Guide
vin-da-LOO, vin-da-LOO, vin-da-LOO / na NA, vin-da-LOO
Melody: Sung to "Vindaloo" by Fat Les (1998 World Cup)
Why It Matters
Only England could name their World Cup anthem after a spicy curry. Released for France 98, it perfectly captures the English approach to football fandom: irreverent, slightly drunk, and completely unserious. The fact that "we're gonna score one more than you" is the entire tactical analysis makes it art.
Three Lions (It's Coming Home)
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Throughout the match — the English anthem of hope
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
So many jokes, so many sneers
But all those oh-so-nears
Wear you down through the years
But I still see that tackle by Moore
And when Lineker scored
Bobby belting the ball
And Nobby dancing
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming, football's coming home
Everyone seems to know the score
They've seen it all before
They just know, they're so sure
That England's gonna throw it away
Gonna blow it away
But I know they can play
'Cause I remember
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
Rhythm Guide
it's CO-ming HOME, it's CO-ming HOME / it's CO-ming, FOOT-ball's CO-ming HOME
Melody: Sung to "Three Lions" by Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds (1996)
Why It Matters
Written for Euro 96, this became England's eternal anthem of optimistic delusion. England codified football in 1863 but have won the World Cup only once (1966). Every tournament, fans belt this out with genuine belief that THIS time it's finally coming home. It never does. They sing it anyway.
Throughout the match, especially when winning
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming, football's coming home!
Rhythm Guide
it's CO-ming HOME, it's CO-ming HOME, it's CO-ming, FOOT-ball's CO-ming HOME!
Melody: Lightning Seeds / Baddiel & Skinner classic
Why It Matters
The terrace shorthand version of Three Lions — just the chorus hook repeated endlessly. When England are winning, entire pubs and stadiums lock into this single line on repeat, building in volume until it becomes a wall of sound.