Bukayo Saka has grown into one of the most important figures at Arsenal after rising through the club’s academy, quickly becoming a fan favourite along the way.
There is always a special connection between supporters and homegrown players, and Saka’s journey from Hale End to the first team has only strengthened that bond.
Since breaking through as a teenager, he has developed into one of the most consistent attacking players in the game.
The winger has delivered strong numbers season after season, playing a key role in Arsenal’s recent progress, with his goals and assists helping the team push for major honours, even if they have fallen just short in the title race in recent years.
The Gunners are closer than ever to ending their over two-decade wait for a Premier League title, as well as adding other silverware, and while Saka has not always been at his very best during that time, he remains a firm fan favourite.
With his importance to both club and country, it is no surprise that supporters have created a chant in his honour, regularly heard at the Emirates Stadium and beyond.
For all the key information on the Saka chant, including the lyrics and tune, read on.
Bukayo Saka chant lyrics and tune
The Bukayo Saka chant is sung to the tune of Voulez-Vous by ABBA. The lyrics to the Arsenal version are as follows:
Bukayo, SAKA
Running down the wing, SAKA
Here the Arsenal sing, SAKA
We are gonna win the league
There is also another Saka chant that has been heard in recent months, further celebrating Hale End by including both Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis Skelly in the song.
The chant is sung to the tune of Super Trouper by ABBA. The lyrics are as follows:
Saka, Nwaneri, Myles Lewis Skelly
A Hale End dream come true
The Arsenal through and through
Putting on a show for you
Bukayo Saka chant background
Although the initial Bukayo Saka chant is now considered an Arsenal chant, it was actually created by England fans during qualifying for Euro 2024. The England version is the same as the Arsenal version except that the word ‘Arsenal' in line three is replaced with ‘England', and the final line is ‘We're all going to Berlin' (at the time of the competition).
This also isn't Arsenal's first Saka chant, but the original can no longer be used as it also incorporated Emile Smith-Rowe. That chant was sung to the tune of ‘Rockin' All Over the World' by Status Quo, and the lyrics were as follows:
I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, Woah, Woah,
Here we go,
Saka and Emile Smith Rowe
Arsenal fans singing the Buyako Saka chant
FGG says: A downgrade
The original Bukayo Saka chant to the tune of Rockin' All Over the World was a brilliant and unique football chant, whereas the current effort is just a recycled Bernardo Silva/Sadio Mane chant. That doesn't mean it's necessarily bad, but it's certainly not as good as the Status Quo effort.
However, the newer chant involving both Nwaneri and Lewis Skelly is significantly more original and is a fitting appreciation to Arsenal's academy system, which has produced another two players who fans will be hoping can reach Saka's levels in coming years.