I am indebted to Peter M Scott for noting this when he was in Form 1Z in 1962. In our 1st year, we learnt it by following the pronunciation of our elders, only to be told in later years by Mr. Spratt that we had got it wrong.
THE SCHOOL SONG
(As dictated by Spratt)
Feel licks / who be / mem or rum
Salt us / Harry / day bat
Scholar / noss tra / con dit tar
Ghen he ho / sit pry / dit tar,
Tum key pry see day bat,
Tum key pry see day bat.
Chorus:
Yo Selhurst / silver feel licks
Yo Selhurst / Car a new tricks
We get / we gay hat / we gay bit
Car a / new tricks / hard you he
Nigh hill, / tay you / van tay
No bis / neck / mole es tea ah
Hulla sint / pro posita,
Tay hawks ill he ant tay,
Tay hawks ill he ant tay.
Come / pry text us / pos it is,
Luck tar / exar say more
Almay / mat tree / debit tar,
Key had ill a habit ahh,
Sem pair / record day moor,
Sem pair / record day moor.
Louse sit / sen he / or he bus
Key at / ads pix / a runt
More tem / et key vull nera,
Pug nan tays / pro pat re ha,
Late hay / hack hay / pay runt,
Late hay / hack hay / pay runt.
Chorus:
Yo Selhurst / silver feel licks
Yo Selhurst / Car a new tricks
We get / we gay hat / we gay bit
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Association.
The OCA...The association for the old boys
and girls of the Selhurst Grammar Schools, Croydon.