Myles Lewis-Skelly chant: Lyrics, tune and story behind Arsenal’s song for their starboy

There are few things more exciting for a football fan than seeing a player come through the academy and establish themselves in the first-team squad.

Arsenal have produced several of those players in recent years, including Bukayo Saka, and Myles Lewis-Skelly is the latest youngster to make the step up.

During his first season with the senior side, the young full-back produced a series of impressive performances for the Gunners, leading to calls for him to be included in the England squad.

His second season with the first team was not quite as straightforward, but Lewis-Skelly eventually forced his way into a starting midfield role towards the end of the campaign, and the youngster looks set to enjoy plenty more opportunities in 2026/27.

Whatever his role on the pitch, Lewis-Skelly remains a firm favourite among Arsenal supporters, and his chant will undoubtedly be heard around the Emirates Stadium throughout their Premier League title defence in 2026/27.

Myles Lewis-Skelly chant, lyrics and tune

The Myles Lewis-Skelly chant is sung to the tune of ‘Give me oil in my lamp'. It's the same tune that Everton fans use for their Seamus Coleman chant, and what Man Utd use for their '20 times' chant. The lyrics are as follows:

49, 49 Lewis-Skelly,

49, 49 I say,

49, 49 Lewis-Skelly

Playing football the Arsenal way

Myles Lewis-Skelly chant background

The Myles Lewis-Skelly chant is effectively just an adapted version of one of their pre-existing chants. The song in question is the '49 49 undefeated' chant, which is sung in reference to the fact that Arsenal once went 49 games unbeaten in the Premier League.

The difference with the Myles-Skelly chant is that the 49 is in reference to the player's shirt number rather than the club's famous undefeated streak.

The player himself is seemingly a big fan of the chant, too. A video of him warming up with a big grin on his face after being serenaded by fans at the Emirates Stadium went viral back in April 2025.

Arsenal fans singing the Myles Lewis-Skelly chant

FGG says: Arsenal are gonna Arsenal

Arsenal fans have built up a reputation for ‘stealing' other clubs' football chants, and they have outdone themselves with this one. Not only have they stolen Man Utd's 20 times chant, but they have gone one further by ‘stealing' their own chant. They already had the 49 49 undefeated song; did they really need this one, too?