After seven long years at Anfield, Djimi Traore might have moved on to pastures new but we couldn't let his leaving pass without bringing to the world's attention some of the best poetry ever written about a Liverpool player.
A cult figure amongst many Liverpool fans, Traore probably inspired more poetry than any other player in the club's long history. Here's just a selection of what some fans on the club's message boards have written about Djimi to the tune of 'That's Amore'. Enjoy.
He wears 21
Please don't go one-on-one
With Traore
Please don't look too surprised
When you're sythed from behind
By Traore
When the ball hits the sky
Or its cleared off the line
That's Traore
If you get round the back
And you're suddenly hacked
That's Traore
Yes his footwork is nice
Just like Bambi on ice
That's Traore
He's a Champions League winner
Sometimes saint, often sinner
That's Traore
But whatever you say
He kept Sheva at bay
That's Traore
He's a European Champ
Unlike Terry or Lamps
That's Traore
Played in our finest hour
Better than Beckenbauer
That's Traore
He'll always be a hero
At Anfield not San Siro
That's Traore
SureShanksRedemption
There's a guy in our team
You all know who i mean
Yes Traore
When he comes out to play
We all sit there and pray
For Traore
As the game goes along
he will do something wrong
That's Traore
But at the end of the day
We just love him that way
Our Traore
He's the guy at the back
Who just loves to attack
Our Traore
He'll be there when we need
Just like Bambi on speed
Our Traore
Should he stay, should he go
I think Rafa don't know
About Traore
But long may he reign
Anfield wont be the same
No Traore
The guys looking quick
With his overhead kick
That's Traore
If he stays he'll be great
He Will score at least eight
Our Traore
Will he shoot, will he score
Or fall flat on the floor
Oh Traore
There's a guy at the back
Who keeps making me laugh
Named Traore
When a player goes down
You just know he's around
Thats Traore
But one night last May
He kept Shevchenko at bay
Who Traore
So let's hope and pray
Raffa sees it this way
Keep Traore
pubmaster
Looks like he's set to stay
Support him all the way
That's Traore
He's had ups and downs
And been a bit of a clown
That's Traore
parryos
Through his gangly long legs,
Goes a few more nut megs
That's Traore
Hear the opposition all cackle
As he fluffs another tackle
It's Traore
But then in May he came good
On a milan player's foot he did stood
Who's that Traore?
Is it an impostor in disguise?
All said about him were lies
Is that Traore?
x-fade
Saved our Skins late in the Day
On the 25th of May
That's Traore!
TheBigJohn
Does he want the pass,
Like a greyhound over grass,
Leggy Traore
He's awful in the air,
Has he got any hair?
Pinhead Traore
He loves the long ball,
So Rafa gives him the call,
Subbed Traore
Scored a belter in the cup,
Another Djimi mess up,
Embarrassed Traore
Shevers bound to score,
Traore saves the draw,
Happy Traore
He's got a dodgy touch,
But we love him very much,
OUR Traore
spanishRmada
Yes we've all had a laugh
At the way he can't pass
Our Traore
But we all love you to bits
And those glorious hits
Oh Traore
Yes T'was the Burnley game
Made us all swear your name
**** Traore
But that's all in the past
We're just having a blast
With Traore
Equinox
You can have a shower
You're not needed this hour
Go Traore
Oh wait, I've changed my mind
Get dressed, quick, get outside
Run Traore
spikeymikeyp
When Raffa first came
He said oh what a name
My Traore
Just look at his skill
He must be from Brazil
Our Traore
We could sell him Today
But the Bitters can't pay
For Traore
So we'll keep him for us
As he's built like a bus
Our Traore
Played Super one day
It was Chelsea away
Yes Traore
And Mourinho did say
He kept Drogba at bay
That Traore
If you sell him one day
You just know that we'd pay
For Traore
But Chelsea your board
Just can not afford
Our Traore
Now Rafa's our man
And he's got this great plan
For Traore
He sends him United On Loan
So the Mancs can moan
About Traore
And when we play them next week
He won't stay on his feet
That's Traore
We'll attack down the right
With no Traore in sight
Where's Traore?
Then it's Liverpool one nil
And Traore's played brill
Thanks Traore.
pubmaster
It would never be dull
Against Milan, Istanbul
With Traore
Shevchenko's shot goal bound
Who's positioning was sound?
That's Traore
When the ball reached the line
Djimi said "Boys thats mine"
That's Traore
Standing firm, standing cool
Gave his all for the Pool
That's Traore
Gold medal round his neck
Who is that? Flipping heck
It's Traore
He's a European Champ
Unlike Terry and Lamps
That's Traore
Yes we give him abuse
When Rafa lets him loose
That's Traore
Do we love him? You bet
And we'll never forget
Our Traore
When he's out on the pitch
Fans shout "Raf, make a switch"
For Traore
But I'm sure you'll agree
He was worth a small fee
That's Traore
He's a Champions League winner
Sometimes saint, sometimes sinner
Our Traore
SureShanksRedemption
At the end of the game
The fans all sing the name
Our Traore
If we've kept a clean sheet
And he stayed on his feet
Yes Traore
But as Rafa might say
If you don't play this way
Dear Traore
If you **** up once more
You'll be right out that door
Poor Traore
pubmaster
Where was Djimi against Brum?
Somethings got to be done
That's Traore
Transfer window now shut
Priceless, this mans left foot
That's Traore
A new contract was signed
Though he's often maligned
That's Traore
He's our defensive cover
Would you want any other?
That's Traore
If you have another verse
You couldn't do any worse
For Traore
So please give it a whirl
For our tall Malian pearl
That's Traore
SureShanksRedemption
At the tempo we play,
We can't stand the delay,
From Traore,
It's passed to left back,
The end of-an attack,
By Traore
Played the ball down the line,
But a fan caught it fine,
Oh Traore
His game is so slow,
Won't you get with our flow,
Please Traore
We can't pass and move,
To the Liverpool groove,
It's Traore
When he gets on the ball,
Worse than me back in school,
It's Traore
But he can honestly say,
He's a hero from May,
Our Traore
When Shevers had struck,
He cleared with some luck,
Our Traore
With Flo and Cisse,
He danced the night away,
Our Traore
Djimi give us a wave,
A Place in Red hearts are saved,
For Traore
spanishRmada
When there's someone to blame
You all know who is named
That's Traore
When the spit hits the fan
He's the man we all pan
That's Traore
Seems to get all the flak
When we're **** at the back
That's Traore
Some would say the flak's legit
Is it all? Most of it
That's Traore
But we're loyal supreme
Whilst our Djim's in the Team
That's Traore
7 years, he's a stayer
Is he a basketball player?
That's Traore
He's a European Champ
Unlike Terry and Lamps
That's Traore
So come on, give a hand
All you reds across the land
For Traore
SureShanksRedemption
Is he better than Agger?
With his confident swagger
That's Traore
It's a Rafa dilemna
He can't play them together
That's Traore
At the end of the day
Some will curse some will pray
For Traore
But for all of the pain
He's won more than the Dane
That's Traore
Does he deserve a recall?
Is his career in freefall?
That's Traore
I will never forget
Djimi guarding our net
That's Traore
If you add to this thread
Please remember he's red
That's Traore
Though there's pain and there's tears
Djimi's lifted Big Ears
That's Traore
SureShanksRedemption
Sure Shanks Redemption,
I'm aware of your intention,
A song for Traore
He gets little credit,
So many lyrics to edit,
For Traore
So how is it going?
Is your musical mind flowing?
For Traore
If you need any help,
Just give me a shout,
A song for Traore
We've made his life story,
Out of nowhere to glory,
Our Traore
Hope the song's going well,
And you're not going through ****,
For Traore.
spanishRmada
People go round the bend
Often get the wrong end
'bout Traore
We all now he's a red
One of ours, enuff said
'bout Traore
Constantly we shall jest
That he isn't the best
Our Traore
Bought in nineteen-ninety nine
We didn't pay much, the fee was fine
for Traore
Lazio and PSG
Not forgetting Milan AC
Wanted Traore
Houllier snapped him up
With this guy, we'll win more cups
Yes, Traore
He captained the reserve side
And played against Hull in 99
Yes, Traore
Spent a season out on loan
Learnt his trade then came home
Our Traore
Fell out of favour with Houllier
Kept in the reserves, which wasn't fair
For Traore
Then along came our Rafa
Made him confident and stronger
Our Traore
Culminated in the game
That ensured affection will remain
For Traore
In Istanbul he made sure
That we kept the 3-3 score
Thanks Traore
Equinox
Source - liverpoolfc.tv
A cult figure amongst many Liverpool fans, Traore probably inspired more poetry than any other player in the club's long history. Here's just a selection of what some fans on the club's message boards have written about Djimi to the tune of 'That's Amore'. Enjoy.
He wears 21
Please don't go one-on-one
With Traore
Please don't look too surprised
When you're sythed from behind
By Traore
When the ball hits the sky
Or its cleared off the line
That's Traore
If you get round the back
And you're suddenly hacked
That's Traore
Yes his footwork is nice
Just like Bambi on ice
That's Traore
He's a Champions League winner
Sometimes saint, often sinner
That's Traore
But whatever you say
He kept Sheva at bay
That's Traore
He's a European Champ
Unlike Terry or Lamps
That's Traore
Played in our finest hour
Better than Beckenbauer
That's Traore
He'll always be a hero
At Anfield not San Siro
That's Traore
SureShanksRedemption
There's a guy in our team
You all know who i mean
Yes Traore
When he comes out to play
We all sit there and pray
For Traore
As the game goes along
he will do something wrong
That's Traore
But at the end of the day
We just love him that way
Our Traore
He's the guy at the back
Who just loves to attack
Our Traore
He'll be there when we need
Just like Bambi on speed
Our Traore
Should he stay, should he go
I think Rafa don't know
About Traore
But long may he reign
Anfield wont be the same
No Traore
The guys looking quick
With his overhead kick
That's Traore
If he stays he'll be great
He Will score at least eight
Our Traore
Will he shoot, will he score
Or fall flat on the floor
Oh Traore
There's a guy at the back
Who keeps making me laugh
Named Traore
When a player goes down
You just know he's around
Thats Traore
But one night last May
He kept Shevchenko at bay
Who Traore
So let's hope and pray
Raffa sees it this way
Keep Traore
pubmaster
Looks like he's set to stay
Support him all the way
That's Traore
He's had ups and downs
And been a bit of a clown
That's Traore
parryos
Through his gangly long legs,
Goes a few more nut megs
That's Traore
Hear the opposition all cackle
As he fluffs another tackle
It's Traore
But then in May he came good
On a milan player's foot he did stood
Who's that Traore?
Is it an impostor in disguise?
All said about him were lies
Is that Traore?
x-fade
Saved our Skins late in the Day
On the 25th of May
That's Traore!
TheBigJohn
Does he want the pass,
Like a greyhound over grass,
Leggy Traore
He's awful in the air,
Has he got any hair?
Pinhead Traore
He loves the long ball,
So Rafa gives him the call,
Subbed Traore
Scored a belter in the cup,
Another Djimi mess up,
Embarrassed Traore
Shevers bound to score,
Traore saves the draw,
Happy Traore
He's got a dodgy touch,
But we love him very much,
OUR Traore
spanishRmada
Yes we've all had a laugh
At the way he can't pass
Our Traore
But we all love you to bits
And those glorious hits
Oh Traore
Yes T'was the Burnley game
Made us all swear your name
**** Traore
But that's all in the past
We're just having a blast
With Traore
Equinox
You can have a shower
You're not needed this hour
Go Traore
Oh wait, I've changed my mind
Get dressed, quick, get outside
Run Traore
spikeymikeyp
When Raffa first came
He said oh what a name
My Traore
Just look at his skill
He must be from Brazil
Our Traore
We could sell him Today
But the Bitters can't pay
For Traore
So we'll keep him for us
As he's built like a bus
Our Traore
Played Super one day
It was Chelsea away
Yes Traore
And Mourinho did say
He kept Drogba at bay
That Traore
If you sell him one day
You just know that we'd pay
For Traore
But Chelsea your board
Just can not afford
Our Traore
Now Rafa's our man
And he's got this great plan
For Traore
He sends him United On Loan
So the Mancs can moan
About Traore
And when we play them next week
He won't stay on his feet
That's Traore
We'll attack down the right
With no Traore in sight
Where's Traore?
Then it's Liverpool one nil
And Traore's played brill
Thanks Traore.
pubmaster
It would never be dull
Against Milan, Istanbul
With Traore
Shevchenko's shot goal bound
Who's positioning was sound?
That's Traore
When the ball reached the line
Djimi said "Boys thats mine"
That's Traore
Standing firm, standing cool
Gave his all for the Pool
That's Traore
Gold medal round his neck
Who is that? Flipping heck
It's Traore
He's a European Champ
Unlike Terry and Lamps
That's Traore
Yes we give him abuse
When Rafa lets him loose
That's Traore
Do we love him? You bet
And we'll never forget
Our Traore
When he's out on the pitch
Fans shout "Raf, make a switch"
For Traore
But I'm sure you'll agree
He was worth a small fee
That's Traore
He's a Champions League winner
Sometimes saint, sometimes sinner
Our Traore
SureShanksRedemption
At the end of the game
The fans all sing the name
Our Traore
If we've kept a clean sheet
And he stayed on his feet
Yes Traore
But as Rafa might say
If you don't play this way
Dear Traore
If you **** up once more
You'll be right out that door
Poor Traore
pubmaster
Where was Djimi against Brum?
Somethings got to be done
That's Traore
Transfer window now shut
Priceless, this mans left foot
That's Traore
A new contract was signed
Though he's often maligned
That's Traore
He's our defensive cover
Would you want any other?
That's Traore
If you have another verse
You couldn't do any worse
For Traore
So please give it a whirl
For our tall Malian pearl
That's Traore
SureShanksRedemption
At the tempo we play,
We can't stand the delay,
From Traore,
It's passed to left back,
The end of-an attack,
By Traore
Played the ball down the line,
But a fan caught it fine,
Oh Traore
His game is so slow,
Won't you get with our flow,
Please Traore
We can't pass and move,
To the Liverpool groove,
It's Traore
When he gets on the ball,
Worse than me back in school,
It's Traore
But he can honestly say,
He's a hero from May,
Our Traore
When Shevers had struck,
He cleared with some luck,
Our Traore
With Flo and Cisse,
He danced the night away,
Our Traore
Djimi give us a wave,
A Place in Red hearts are saved,
For Traore
spanishRmada
When there's someone to blame
You all know who is named
That's Traore
When the spit hits the fan
He's the man we all pan
That's Traore
Seems to get all the flak
When we're **** at the back
That's Traore
Some would say the flak's legit
Is it all? Most of it
That's Traore
But we're loyal supreme
Whilst our Djim's in the Team
That's Traore
7 years, he's a stayer
Is he a basketball player?
That's Traore
He's a European Champ
Unlike Terry and Lamps
That's Traore
So come on, give a hand
All you reds across the land
For Traore
SureShanksRedemption
Is he better than Agger?
With his confident swagger
That's Traore
It's a Rafa dilemna
He can't play them together
That's Traore
At the end of the day
Some will curse some will pray
For Traore
But for all of the pain
He's won more than the Dane
That's Traore
Does he deserve a recall?
Is his career in freefall?
That's Traore
I will never forget
Djimi guarding our net
That's Traore
If you add to this thread
Please remember he's red
That's Traore
Though there's pain and there's tears
Djimi's lifted Big Ears
That's Traore
SureShanksRedemption
Sure Shanks Redemption,
I'm aware of your intention,
A song for Traore
He gets little credit,
So many lyrics to edit,
For Traore
So how is it going?
Is your musical mind flowing?
For Traore
If you need any help,
Just give me a shout,
A song for Traore
We've made his life story,
Out of nowhere to glory,
Our Traore
Hope the song's going well,
And you're not going through ****,
For Traore.
spanishRmada
People go round the bend
Often get the wrong end
'bout Traore
We all now he's a red
One of ours, enuff said
'bout Traore
Constantly we shall jest
That he isn't the best
Our Traore
Bought in nineteen-ninety nine
We didn't pay much, the fee was fine
for Traore
Lazio and PSG
Not forgetting Milan AC
Wanted Traore
Houllier snapped him up
With this guy, we'll win more cups
Yes, Traore
He captained the reserve side
And played against Hull in 99
Yes, Traore
Spent a season out on loan
Learnt his trade then came home
Our Traore
Fell out of favour with Houllier
Kept in the reserves, which wasn't fair
For Traore
Then along came our Rafa
Made him confident and stronger
Our Traore
Culminated in the game
That ensured affection will remain
For Traore
In Istanbul he made sure
That we kept the 3-3 score
Thanks Traore
Equinox
Source - liverpoolfc.tv
