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TIMBERS ARMY FIELD MANUAL ALPHA COMPANY: NW 23RD PLATOON DEPARTMENT OF HOMETOWN SUPPORT TIMBERS ARMY PORTLAND, OR. MARCH 2011 BATTLE CHANTS

Timbers Army Field Manual - Chants and Songs

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Student Project Portland State University Instructor: Kate Bingaman-Burt Portland, Oregon has a great MLS soccer team, the Timbers. The Timbers supporters, led by the Timbers Army, are arguably the most vocal, passionate, and best in the league. I envisioned creating the "Alpha Company" in the Timbers Army to represent the Alphabet District of Downtown Portland. This is a guidebook for the newly initiated "soldier" to prepare for supporting the Timbers through song.

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TIMBERS ARMY FIELD MANUALALPHA COMPANY: NW 23RD PLATOON

DEPARTMENT OF HOMETOWN SUPPORTTIMBERS ARMY

PORTLAND, OR. MARCH 2011

BATTLECHANTS

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THIS IS THE SYMBOL OF THE BEST SUPPORT ARMY IN THE LEAGUE

THIS IS THE SYMBOL OF THE BEST TROOPS IN THAT ARMY

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CONGRATULATIONS.YOU HAVE JOINED THE ELITE ALPHA COMPANY OF THE PORTLAND TIMBERS ARMY.

!ATTENTION

SOLDIER

IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU ARE PREPARING TO GO

TO BATTLE TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE PORTLAND TIMBERS FOOTBALL CLUB.

THEY CANNOT WIN THE WAR WITHOUT YOU, THE LOYAL SOLDIER OF THE TIMBERS

ARMY. THE TIMBERS ARMY IS KNOWN FOR BEING AMONG THE STRONGEST AND

MOST FEROCIOUS CHEERING SECTIONS IN ALL OF FOOTBALL. QUITE POSSIBLY ALL OF

SPORT. THE ALPHA COMPANY IS THE BEST OF THE BEST.

DO NOT LET YOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS DOWN: READ THIS MANUAL AND COMMIT

THE CHANTS WITHIN TO MEMORY, SO THAT YOU WILL BE PREPARED WHEN THE

TIME COMES. PROCEED, AND MAY FATE HAVE NO MERCY ON YOUR OPPONENTS.

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GENERAL CHANTS

PORTLAND TIMBERS, HERE WE GO!PORTLAND TIMBERS, HERE WE GO!

WE ARE TIMBERS ARMYWE ARE MENTAL AND WE’RE BARMY TRUE SUPPORTERS FOR EVER MORE!

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WE ARE GREEN, AND WE ARE WHITE PORTLAND TIMBERS ARE HERE TONIGHT PORTLAND TIMBERS! OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE! OLE!

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WE’RE GONNA WIN THE LEAGUE, WE’RE GONNA WIN THE LEAGUE I DON’T KNOW HOW, I DON’T KNOW WHEN BUT WE’RE GONNA WIN THE LEAGUE!

P o r t l a n d h e r e , P o r t l a n d t h e r e

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TIME SPECIFIC CHANTS

Only after goal by the other team:

0-1

85th Minute

“(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love” Wise men say - Only fools rush in

But I can’t help Falling in Love with you

Take my hand - Take my whole life too Cause I can’t help

Falling in Love with you

After a miss by the other team:

HOW HIIIIIGH DO YOU WANT THE GOAL?

HOW WIIIIIDE DO YOU WANT THE GOAL?

End of game:

90:00CAN WE PLAY YOU, CAN WE PLAY YOU CAN WE PLAAAAAY YOU EVERY WEEK?

Start of 2nd Half:

45:00GREEN IS THE COLOR, SOCCER IS THE GAME

WE’RE THE PORTLAND TIMBERS AND WINNING IS OUR AIM SO LET’S GIVE ALL OF THE BOYS A CHEER FOR THE PORTLAND TIMBERS WILL BE HERE!

80th Minute

“You Are My Sunshine” You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray

You’ll never know dear how much I love you

So please don’t take my sunshine away

85:0080:00

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“ANARCHY IN THE UK” I AM A TIMBERS FAN AND I AM AN OREGONIAN I KNOW WHAT I WANT AND

I KNOW HOW TO GET IT

I WANNA DESTROYSEATTLE SCUM CUZ I WANNA BE

ROSE CITY!

“WINTER W

ONDERLAND”

Over theeeere it’s so quiet!

(point there)

Over heeeere

it’s a

riot!

(point here)

Walking along, s inging our song

Walkin’ in a Tim

bers Wonderland!

“YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE” WE ARE THE ARMY! THE TIMBERS ARMY

WE ARE MENTAL! & WE ARE GREEN WE ARE THE GREATEST FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS

THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN!

“YELLOW SUBMARINE”

We all root for

The Yellow Green & White!

The Yellow Green & White!

The Yellow Green & White!

COVERS

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CAN YOU HEART H E O T H E R S S I N G ?

NOO, NOO!CAN YOU HEART H E O T H E R S S I N G ?

NOO, NOO!CAN YOU HEAR THE OTHERS SING?

I CAN’T HEAR A BLOODY THING! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

PORTLAND BOYSWE ARE HERE! WHOA! WHOA! PORTLAND BOYSWE ARE HERE! WHOA! WHOA! PORTLAND BOYS WE ARE HERE! H U G Y O U R W O M E N !D R I N K Y O U R B E E R ! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

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BURN! DESTROY! WRECK & KILL! WHOA! WHOA! BURN! DESTROY! WRECK & KILL! WHOA! WHOA!

BURN! DESTROY! WRECK & KILL! WHOA! WHOA! PORTLAND TIMBERS BLOODY WILL! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

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WE ARE GREEN! A N D

WE ARE WHITE! WHOA! WHOA! WE ARE GREEN!

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WE ARE WHITE! WHOA! WHOA! WE ARE GREEN & WE ARE WHITE

W E A R EBLOODY DYNAMITE! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

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USE YOUR HEAD AND USE YOUR FEETWHOA! WHOA! USE YOUR HEAD AND USE YOUR FEET

WHOA! WHOA!USE YOUR HEAD AND USE YOUR FEET

10 (OPP. COLOR)B U G G E R S AT M Y F E E T ! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

PORTLAND BOYS, WE ARE HERE!

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TIMBERS ARMY FIELD MANUALALPHA COMPANY: NW 23RD PLATOON

DEPARTMENT OF HOMETOWN SUPPORTTIMBERS ARMY

PORTLAND, OR. MARCH 2011SPECIAL THANKS to the 107 IST Crew for the chants.

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