The Night They Drove Old Brett Favre Down
With apologies to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. . .
MICHAEL
DITKA’S THE NAME, AND I CAME ON THE AMTRAK TRAIN
'TIL JACK FROST BLEW IN AND TORE UP THE FIELD AGAIN.
IN THE WINTER OF OH EIGHT, PACK FANS WERE HAPPY AND FEELING JUST GREAT .
BY JANUARY 20TH THE PACK HAD FELL;
IT'S A TIME I REMEMBER OH, SO WELL...
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FAVRE DOWN
AND ALL THE CHEESEHEADS WERE QUIET',
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FARVE DOWN
AND ALL THE BEARS FANS HAD A RIOT THEY WENT...
HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA,
HA-HA-HA-HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
BACK WITH MY WIFE INMILWAUKEE , WHEN ONE DAY SHE
CALLED TO ME,
"HONEY, QUICK, COME SEE: THE PACKERS ARE ON TV”
NOW, I DON'T MIND WATCHING BALL, ESPECIALLY DURING THE FALL.
BUT WHEN FAVRE IS ON, I GET SO MAD.
WHEN ELI WON I WAS FEELING PRETTY GLAD.
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FAVRE DOWN
AND ALL THE CHEESEHEADS WERE QUIET',
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FARVE DOWN
AND ALL BEARS FANS HAD A RIOT THEY WENT...
HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA,
HA-HA-HA-HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
LIKE MY FATHER BEFORE ME, I AM A BEARS FAN.
AND, UNLIKE MY BROTHER BEFORE ME, I LIVE IN THE HEART OFCHEESE LAND .
HE WAS JUST 41, INILLINOIS ; HE LIVES WITH HIS
WIFE AND A SMALL BOY.
I’M STUCK HERE IN FROZEN TOWN
BUT IT MAKES ME SMILE WHEN I SEE FAVRE GO DOWN.
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FAVRE DOWN
AND ALL THE CHEESEHEADS WERE QUIET',
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FARVE DOWN
AND ALL BEARS FANS HAD A RIOT THEY WENT...
HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA,
HA-HA-HA-HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
MICHAEL
DITKA’S THE NAME, AND I CAME ON THE AMTRAK TRAIN'TIL JACK FROST BLEW IN AND TORE UP THE FIELD AGAIN.
IN THE WINTER OF OH EIGHT, PACK FANS WERE HAPPY AND FEELING JUST GREAT .
BY JANUARY 20TH THE PACK HAD FELL;
IT'S A TIME I REMEMBER OH, SO WELL...
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FAVRE DOWN
AND ALL THE CHEESEHEADS WERE QUIET',
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FARVE DOWN
AND ALL THE BEARS FANS HAD A RIOT THEY WENT...
HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA,
HA-HA-HA-HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
BACK WITH MY WIFE IN
"HONEY, QUICK, COME SEE: THE PACKERS ARE ON TV”
NOW, I DON'T MIND WATCHING BALL, ESPECIALLY DURING THE FALL.
BUT WHEN FAVRE IS ON, I GET SO MAD.
WHEN ELI WON I WAS FEELING PRETTY GLAD.
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FAVRE DOWN
AND ALL THE CHEESEHEADS WERE QUIET',
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FARVE DOWN
AND ALL BEARS FANS HAD A RIOT THEY WENT...
HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA,
HA-HA-HA-HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
LIKE MY FATHER BEFORE ME, I AM A BEARS FAN.
AND, UNLIKE MY BROTHER BEFORE ME, I LIVE IN THE HEART OF
HE WAS JUST 41, IN
I’M STUCK HERE IN FROZEN TOWN
BUT IT MAKES ME SMILE WHEN I SEE FAVRE GO DOWN.
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FAVRE DOWN
AND ALL THE CHEESEHEADS WERE QUIET',
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD BRETT FARVE DOWN
AND ALL BEARS FANS HAD A RIOT THEY WENT...
HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA,
HA-HA-HA-HA, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.



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