So John Ruddy will reach his ton
If he runs out on Saturday,
We shouldn´t underrate what he´s done
In the few years he´s been our way
From reserve games, then out on loan
He took his chance here when it came,
Making the keeper´s spot his own
He´s now in the full England frame
And carrying on a proud trend
Of Canary keepers who´ve played,
For the yellows every weekend
Then improved up to national grade
He´s now established beyond doubt
As one of the better up here,
So much, that Chelsea had a shout
To try to take him off down there
But good to see him staying put
At twenty-six he is still young,
And the more games he can keep shut
The sooner he´ll reach the next rung
We certainly missed him last year
For those months when injury hit,
Despite having Bunny M. here
He still wasn´t quite the same fit
So here´s hoping this is the first
Of many more hundreds to come,
And this year he´s not again cursed
At some stage, before it´s all done. OTBC
If he runs out on Saturday,
We shouldn´t underrate what he´s done
In the few years he´s been our way
From reserve games, then out on loan
He took his chance here when it came,
Making the keeper´s spot his own
He´s now in the full England frame
And carrying on a proud trend
Of Canary keepers who´ve played,
For the yellows every weekend
Then improved up to national grade
He´s now established beyond doubt
As one of the better up here,
So much, that Chelsea had a shout
To try to take him off down there
But good to see him staying put
At twenty-six he is still young,
And the more games he can keep shut
The sooner he´ll reach the next rung
We certainly missed him last year
For those months when injury hit,
Despite having Bunny M. here
He still wasn´t quite the same fit
So here´s hoping this is the first
Of many more hundreds to come,
And this year he´s not again cursed
At some stage, before it´s all done. OTBC
