Presidents' Songs

About time we recorded the Presidents’ songs for posterity.

2008 – Jonathan McCloy – Spancil Hill

2009 – Darryl Wright – started a new tradition this year as Darryl didn’t have a song organised. A song was written in about 5 minutes to the tune of ‘Lola’. THe full words are lost, but it didn include

‘His name is Darryl, some say he looks like Colin Farrell. It’s an easy mistake for climbers to make.’

‘Hills, hills, hills – they’re better than pills’

2010 – Colleen Mann – ‘I Wish I was a Punk Rocker with Flowers in My Hair’. Conventional lyrics. Sigh.

2011 – Rónán Kernan – The Trad Climber (to the tune of ‘The Wild Rover’)

I’ve been a trad climber for many’s a year

I’ve spent all my money on trad climbing gear

And now I’m returning the gear to the store

And I never will be a a trad climber no more

chorus:

And it’s no, nay, never

No nay never no more

Will I play the trad climber

No never, no more

I went into a Cotswolds I use to frequent

I told poor aul’ Angus me money was spent

I asked him for tricams he answered my nay

Broke climbers like you are in here every day

CHORUS

I then took from my pocket a gold camalot bright

And Angus’ eyes opened wide with delight

He said we have quickdraws and helmets the best

And that cam that you showed me is surely the best

CHORUS

I’ll go to El Chorro, climb something tough

And I’ll go sport climbing ’til I’ve had enough

McCloy says it’s shite but he’s such a bore

Then maybe I’ll do some trad climbing once more

CHORUS

2012 – Niall Browne – Climbing on Binnian (to the tune of Breakfast at Tiffany’s)

Niall, do you have the words?

2013 – Stuart Abraham – I’ll Tell Niall’s Ma (I’ll Tell Me Ma, obviously)

I’ll tell Niall’s Ma when I go home

The climbers won’t leave the rocks alone

They pulled my gear, they stole my cam

But that’s alright, cos I can jam

chorus:

Jaysus boys this gear is shitty

Hope I get back to Belfast city

I ve got some tricams size 1, 2, 3

But they’re all miles below me

Stephen Rooney says he loves her

…can’t remember the rest of this verse

CHORUS

Let the wind and the rain and the hail fuck off

O’Hagan fell in a Scottish loch

Dyno Steve’s a human fly

With many daft problems for you to try

When you get some gear of your own

You won’t tell your ma you’ve spent all your loan

Let them all come as they will

‘Cos it’s Stephen Rooney Niall’s ma love still!

Stuart, d’you remember the rest?

2014 – Stephen Rooney – something? What was it?

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