There is nothing more exciting as a football fan than when a player comes through the ranks and establishes themself in the first team squad.
Arsenal have had a few of those in recent years, including Bukayo Saka, and the latest to break through is Myles Lewis-Skelly. During his first season with the first team, the young full-back put in a string of impressive displays for the Gunners, leading to calls for his inclusion in the England squad.
While he hasn't found it quite as straightforward during his second season with the first team, the player his still unquestionably one of the fans' favourite players. As a result, it's no surprise that the teenager has his very own Arsenal chant. The details of which can be found below.
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?