AN ODE TO THE SAINTS
It started a number of years ago
twenty-seven to be exact
with just one team of gallant men
The Club became a fact
It wasn’t long before it grew
in just one year from then
the teams had doubled up to two
both teams were Senior men
Then younger players joined the Club
that challenged those in charge
’cause none of them had made a plan
for the Saints to get too large
So we had to find more Coaches
and some Managers as well
and we needed a Committee formed
in case the whole thing fell
Some people put their hands up
with no idea what was in store
but they toiled so hard to make it work
and bring the Saints name to the fore
As years went by it prospered
many junior teams signed on
from little under sevens
but the senior teams were gone
But gradually they did return
and things were looking great
but finding grounds to train on
put the Club in quite a state
We borrowed schools and Brittain Park
some grounds were pretty rough
but as the numbers grew and grew
these grounds were not enough
After many years of lobbying
Lister Street became our ground
and next door at the High School
there were extra fields we’d found
And we’ve now got two at Calamvale
to accommodate more teams
and that will help to stop our venues
bursting at the seams
There’s lots of teams of little folk
one third approxi-mately
and it’s fun to watch them play their games
if you haven’t watched them lately
May I suggest you take the time
to see them strut their stuff
the way they play, is run all day
and hardly raise a puff
There’s tiny little under five’s
and under seven’s too
and don’t forget the under eight’s
who wear the gold and blue
Their positions are determined
how e’er their Coach may please
let the game begin and they all move in
like a swarm of busy bees
All hanging round a honey pot
they kick the ball and run
and one thing is for certain
they have lots and lots of fun
But I’d like to talk of other things
that have made this Club so gritty
it’s all the men and women
who have served on it’s Committee
They give their time and effort
and they give it all for free
spend countless hours at meetings
doing stuff that you don’t see
Where would we be without the folk
who mark lines for all the games
or do the registrations
just to process all those names
And what about the Treasurer
with his financial skills
handling all the money problems
and still paying all the bills
The Secretary writing letters
e-mails and stuff like that
as if that’s not enough to do
he wears another hat
At the moment it’s equipment
that he’s taking care of too
and a thousand other little things
that he does for folks like you
And the Carnival co-ordinators
they are a patient mob
they organise a stack of games
and that is one big job
And the people representing us
on SCM committee
spending untold hours upon the road
driving all around the city
And how about the President
I doubt he gets much sleep
his shoulders carry heavy loads
and the path he treads is steep
I could go on adding to this list
to tell you what I know
about the huge amount of work
it takes to run this show
And it’s done with friendly energy
you will hardly hear a yelp
but don’t sit there saying “thank you”
they’d appreciate your help
And I know you would enjoy it
’cause they’re such a pleasant team
and there’s lots of things that need be done
to help achieve the dream
The Saints are going places
and they’ll get there that’s for sure
so support them well they’re really great
we couldn’t ask for more