(Againsingingbit:) Mersia leadeð ðe way, ladden! Mersia leadeð ðe way! Whatefer ðey doen in Lvnden, Didden we it yesterday! Whatefer ðey doen ðe morrow, Doen we it today! Mersia, Mersia, Mersia leadeð ðe way! Af our past we provden aren, Af Offa who was ovr cing He built an dyce, cept ði Welscen ovt, And wiseð manig an ðing Cingen and ðeir dycen, From Mersia aren best, As anyone here ðee tellen wovld, Mersia beateð ðe rest! (Againsingingbit) We hafen ði ladden from Liferpool, And Manchester as well Ðey playen ðe beste football And singen good as hell Songen, sport and wisdom, In Mersia aren best, As anyone here ðee tellen wovld, Mersia beateð ðe rest! (Againsingingbit)