Fremantle Dockers

A traditional old-style tune didn't seem appropriate when Fremantle prepared for its entry to the AFL in 1995. Instead, it was decided by the 303 Advertising agency that the song should represent the club's move forward into the twenty-first century. Composer Ken Walther was signed up to pen some lyrics based on a speeded up version of Stravinsky's The Song of the Volga Boatmen. Part of Walther's directive was that catchy lines such as 'Hit 'em real hard, send 'em down below' had to be included.

 

(written by Ken Walther based in part on The Song of the Volga Boatmen, traditional arrangement Stravinsky)
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave ho!
Give 'em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, way to go!
Hit 'em real hard, send 'em down below
Oh Freo, give 'em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave ho!
Give 'em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
We're the rollers
We're the rockers
We're the mighty Freo Dockers!
We're gonna roll 'em and we'll rock 'em
We're gonna send 'em to the bottom
And if they get up, we'll do it again
The Dockers stop at nothing
– nothing
Freo, way to go!
Hit 'em real hard, send 'em down below
Oh Freo, give 'em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave ho!
Give 'em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
Dock dock Dockers
Show 'em how we rock
(Freo heave ho)
Dock dock Dockers
Show 'em how we roll
Go Dockers, Go Go Go!
Freo, way to go!
Hit 'em real hard, send 'em down below
Oh Freo, give 'em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!

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