A tribute to Paul Collingwood on his exploits in the one-day series against Australia in February 2007.  Ed Pickford © mcps/prs

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Collingwood, Collingwood

Colly superman

He bowls he bats he loves the Cats

Colly superman

The sharpest thing from Shotley Bridge since they made the swords

Known on every cricket ground from Chester down to Lords

Is he a bird? Is he a plane? Is he my uncle Stan?

No! He’s the Durham Dynamo – he’s Colly superman!

Colly catches cricket balls next to God’s right hand?

He jumps in Australia and lands in Pakistan?

Sri Lankans, Windies, Indians everyone knows Paul

He has his tea in Shotley Bridge then answers England’s call

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I know Roy played for Rovers and Alan for the Toon

Johnny plays at Kingston Park and I sing out of tune

But Paul’s a cricket hero and that fills us all with pride

He’s king of England’s Cricket Team and Prince of Derwentside

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The boy stood on the burning deck as Nelson tried to speak

With boney bowling canon balls - things were looking bleak

A sniper shot Horatio - it looked like that was that

He got his eye on Collingwood and put him in to bat!

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