Bukayo Saka chant: Lyrics, tune and story behind Arsenal’s song for their wing wizard

Bukayo Saka is firmly regarded as one of Arsenal's best players, but beyond that, he is one of the most beloved players within the club's support due to his progression through the academy ranks since he was a young boy.

It always feels special when an academy player ‘makes it' and that is no different for Saka, who has now been a regular in the Arsenal team since 2018.

The Bukayo Saka chant is one that can be heard regularly in Arsenal away ends and at the Emirates Stadium. A version of the chant is also regularly heard during England matches.

For all the key information on the Saka chant, including the lyrics and tune, we have you covered below.

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

Bukayo Saka chant background

Although the 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'

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.