Mo Salah chant: Lyrics, tune and story behind Liverpool’s song for the ‘Egyptian King’

The Mohamed Salah chant became one of the most recognisable football songs of the modern era thanks to the Egyptian King's exploits with Liverpool, and now that the legendary forward has made the switch to Trabzonspor, his new fans will be hoping he can carry that success into his new chapter.

Salah spent nine record-breaking years at Anfield, racking up a remarkable 257 goals and 123 assists across 442 matches for the Reds, a tally that saw him become the player with the most goal contributions for a single club in the history of the Premier League – breaking Manchester United icon Wayne Rooney's record.

The 34-year-old's final campaign on Merseyside was plagued by conflict with then-manager Arne Slot, but he was able to win the English top flight for a second time in 2024-25, thanks in large part to his output of 29 goals and 18 assists in the league (the most contributions by one player in a single campaign).

Regardless, the Trabzonspor faithful have shown incredible excitement about Salah's arrival, coming out in droves to catch a glimpse of the Egyptian king.

Here, Football Ground Guide covers all you need to know about the Mo Salah chant, including the song's lyrics, tune and origin.

Mo Salah chant lyrics and tune

The Mo Salah chant is sung to the tune of ‘Sit Down' by James, and the lyrics are as follows:

Mo Salah, 

Mo Salah, 

Mo Salah, running down the wing,

Salah, la, la, la,

The Egyptian King!

Mo Salah, Mo Salah, Mo Salah running down the wing! Salah, la, la, la, the Egyptian King!

Mo Salah chant back story

The Mo Salah ‘Egyptian King' chant was first sung around midway through the 2017/18 season, when it became clear Liverpool had a special player on their hands. The song was the backdrop to the club's surprise run to the 2018 Champions League final, which ultimately ended in disappointment at the hands of Real Madrid.

The tune choice of ‘Sit Down' was a controversial selection at the time due to the fact that the band who sing ‘Sit Down' are Manchester-born and bred. Additionally, the song was frequently played at Old Trafford before matches and at half-time and remains the song that many Man Utd fans associate with their 1991 Cup Winners' Cup Final triumph in Rotterdam.

Liverpool fans singing the Mo Salah song

The Mo Salah chant can be heard below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IK6dIcb2gc

FGG says: An iconic chant

While the song ‘Sit Down' remains one with affinities to their biggest rivals, Man Utd, Liverpool's reworking of the song for Mo Salah is unquestionably now an iconic British football chant.

Liverpool fans know all too well about other fans (Arsenal) nabbing their chants, but this one has reached the level where nobody would surely be as brazen as to do that.

It remains to be seen whether the chant will become iconic for Trabzonspor fans, now that Salah has joined the Turkish side for the 2026-27 season.