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Scotland fan chants: A guide to the Tartan Army’s favourite songs

Written by Andy Delaney
Last Update: July 21, 2024
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Although their team didn't perform too well at Euro 2024, Scotland fans certainly made the most of their time in Germany. The Tartan Army took over every city they visited and had the whole of Germany fall in love with them.

It is estimated that more than 100,000 Scotland fans were in Germany for the tournament, which meant plenty of Scotland fan chants were heard ringing around stadiums and city centres in the country throughout June.

To familiarise yourself with their best chants, the guide below will run through some of their classic, historic chants, combined with some newer ones that were aired for the first time at Euro 2024.

Scotland fan chants
Scotland fans are going to make themselves heard in Germany – Photo by Icon Sport

Scotland fan chants – what to expect in Germany

Flower of Scotland

The Flower of Scotland is the official national anthem of Scotland and is sung proudly by Scotland football fans before, during and after matches.

“O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see Your like again,
That fought and died for,
Your wee bit Hill and Glen, A
nd stood against him (against who?),
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
To think again.”

No Scotland, No Party

The No Scotland, No Party chant became the nation's unofficial anthem for Euro 2024. The longer version can be listened to below, but the chorus goes as follows:

“We know we ain't no Argentina, 
But we've got John McGinn,
 John McGinn! John McGinn!
And Robbo out on the wing,
On the wing! On the wing!
No Scotland, no party,
Steve Clarke's Tartan Army!”

Yes sir, I can boogie

The 1977 dance classic became Scotland's unofficial anthem for Euro 2020 to the point where Hampden Park burst into a rendition of the song on the night Scotland secured qualification for the tournament. The song first became synonymous with the Scotland team when videos from the dressing room showed the players singing along to it after some big wins before feeding into the stands.

“Oooh!
Yes sir, I can boogie
But I need a certain song
I can boogie, boogie-boogie all night long!
Yes sir, I can boogie If you stay, you can't go wrong
I can boogie, boogie-boogie all night long!”

We've got McGinn

Comparing footballers to Zinedine Zidane has become a popular trend in recent years and Scotland have adopted the song for Aston Villa's John McGinn.

“We've got McGinn,
Super John McGinn,
I just don't think you understand,
He's Steve Clarke's man,
Better than Zidane,
We've got Super John McGinn”

Scott McTominay

Manchester United's Scott McTominay has become a firm favourite for the Tartan Army for two reasons. First of all, he turned down the advances of Gareth Southgate to commit his future to Scotland when he broke through at club level. Secondly, he has scored some huge goals for his country, particularly in Euro 2024 qualifying.

Expect to hear this belter plenty of times this summer –

“Scott McTominay,
I love him till my heartaches,
He loves the Tartan Army,
He turned the English Dooown…”