Marvellous - The 12th Man, David 'Froggy' Froggatt

Alright, fellas, are you feeling funky?

Are you feeling hip?

Give me a «Yo!»

(

Yo!

Alright, I want everyone to move and groove

And shake their funky things a little bit (

Howzat!

You got my guitar there, Bill?

(

Got it!

Yes!

Here you are, Richie

Okay, let’s see what this little baby can do, let’s go!

Ya-da-da-da

Ya-da-da-da

You know, Richie, you really are a marvellous guitarist

Yeah, you like that, do you, Tone?

Yo!

Dig that groove

Ya-da-da-da

Alright, here we go

Five, four, three, two

Welcome back here to the MCG

Or the Gabba, or the WACA

Or th Adelaide Oval, or the SCG

It dosn’t matter where we are

Down under in Australia this summer

'Cause when it’s summer in Australia

If you don’t like cricket, I can tell you, it’s a real bummer, that

Because cricket is the number one game in town (

Yo!

Just ask anyone around (

Yo!

Yo, boys, and from Bondi in the East across to Bunbury in the West

From Darwin to the Dandenongs, whatever your address might be

You can see me on the TV

Well, not just me, but the commentary team

They’re sort of my boys, if you know what I mean

You know, I thought captaining Australia was a pretty tough job

But I can tell you, it’s absolutely nothing

Compared to looking after this mob

Let me see, there’s Bill and Tony (

Morning, Rich

Morning, all

And Greg and Ian (

Yes, morning, Rich

And our special guests, Sunil and Tony C (

Good morning!

And of course there’s me, and we say

What a marvellous catch

That’s a marvellous shot

What a marvellous crowd, Victorians

Come on, fellas, let’s kick it!

We’re the commentary team and when we call the game

It’s marvellous

Yes, everything’s marvellous

Because it’s marvellous

Yes, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

That’s right, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

Yes, indeed, it really is

A marvellous effort, that

You know, every summer night when my head hits the pillow

I drift off to sleep and I dream about leather (

What?

And willow, Bill!

And Border, and Booney

And Deano, and Moody, and Taylor

Just to name just a few of this super Australian side

For season '91-'92

What about Big Merv?

) Yes, him too

He’s a hero, this man

Oh, come on

Turn it up, Bill, he might be to you

Well, he’s got a lot of guts

Well, he eats too much food

Hey, hey, you two, now, it doesn’t really matter

Look, no one gives a stuff if Big Merv’s a little fatter

Just as long as we’re thrashing those Pakis or Poms

Or Sri Lanka, or the WIndies, doesn’t matter where they’re from

It might be India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, or New Zealand

But if I don’t take a breath

I reckon I just might be keeling over soon

I’m trying to carry on and do my best

C’mon, Rich, you can’t afford to take a rest

Oh, struth!

(

C’mon, Rich, we’ll get you through it

Oh, gee!

(

We know it’s hard, but you can do it

Ah, thanks a lot, fellas, think I’m okay

I’ll live another day to say

What a marvellous stroke

And that’s a marvellous knock

What a marvellous throw

And that’s a marvellous ball

C’mon, everybody, cricket time!

We’re the commentary team and we reckon everything’s

Marvellous (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Yes, it’s marvellous (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

That’s right, it’s marvellous (Woo)

That’s right, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

You heard me, M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

Yes, indeed, it really is

A marvellous effort, that

My name is Richie, and I’m the king

I’m the king commentator, I’m the number one thing

And I’m a singer too, and I’m a jammer

And that’s when I become MCG Hammer

And I feel a solo coming on, Bill

Do it, Richie

) Yo!

Give it to me hard and fast, Rich

) You got it, Tone

Oh, well played

Magnificent solo effort, this, he’s a guitar hero, this man

What a marvellous match

It’s a marvellous pitch

What a marvellous game

C’mon, I wanna hear everybody

Let’s really top it up

We’re the commentary team and we reckon everything’s

Marvellous (Everything is marvellous!)

Marvellous (Everything's marvellous!)

Marvellous (Everything's marvellous!)

You know, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

That’s right, M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

(Marv-ah, woah, woah, oh)

Marv-va-va, marvellous

Could you background singers keep it down a bit, please?

Especially you, Snowy (Marvellous!)

Yo!

(Everything's, everything’s, everything’s)

Dig it, marvellous (Everything's marvellous!)

Yes, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

Spell it out, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S (Woah!)

Hey, hey, back off a bit, Curly, this is our song

Marvellous (Everything, everything, everything, everything)

(Everything, everything, everything, everything)

Marvellous

No, that’s not a stammer, that’s MCG Hammer, Bill!

Yo, Richie

Yo, yourself!

(Everything's marvellous!)

Spell it out, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

One more, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

(Woah)

Marvellous (

You okay, Rich?

Marvellous (I think everything’s okay, Tony)

Yes it is, yes it is, yes it is

Yeah, it’s marvellous (Everything's marvellous!)

Everything’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

I said, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

(Woah)

Yes, it’s marvellous (Everything's marvellous)

That’s right, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S (Everything's marvellous)

Everything’s marvellous (Everything's marvellous)

Everything’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

Yes, it’s M-A-R-V-E-L-L-O-U-S

Marvellous!