There was a lad from Bolton
Nat Lofthouse was his name
He used to work in a coal mine
But he reached the hall of fame
As the world of football came along
And took him out t'mine
And made the lad from Bolton
A legend in his time
He was the lion, the lion of Vienna
He was the lion, the pride of Lancashire
There'll be other centre forwards
And other football teams
But the lion of Vienna is the best there's ever been
A call from England came again to play on foreign soil
And England was his _________
And the Austrians would soon find out _________
It was Lofthouse pride of England
And a legend in his time
He was the lion, the lion of Vienna
He was the lion, the pride of Lancashire
There'll be other centre forwards
And other football teams
But the lion of Vienna is the best there's ever been
A match remained in deadlock
It looked an each-way bet
'til Lofty took a through ball
And crashed it in t'net
He's the Lion of Vienna
By the _________
He's England's centre forward
And a legend in his time
The game of football's changed a bit since I were a little lad
With a scarf and rattle in me hand cheering with me Dad
And gone are the days of the old brass band and Lofty in his prime
He were England's centre forward and a legend in his time
He was the lion, the lion of Vienna
He was the lion, the pride of Lancashire
There'll be other centre forwards
And other football teams
But the lion of Vienna is the best there's ever been
He was the lion, the lion of Vienna
He was the lion, the pride of Lancashire
There'll be other centre forwards
And other football teams
But the lion of Vienna is the BEST THERE'S EVER BEEN