Singing Plumber back with South Yorkshire grown England World Cup anthem - listen here
South Yorkshire’s singing plumber is back for the World Cup
It’s South Yorkshire’s answer to the England anthem Three Lions!
And now singing plumber, Paul Ballington, has released a new version of his England football anthem, I’d Love It, in time for England’s 2026 World Cup campaign.
Paul previously wrote a World Cup song for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, as well as a Covid song in lockdown, which went viral, and saw him appear on the television and the radio. He has even appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.
Now he has re-penned his World Cup song for USA 2026, and created new sections of an updated video which was put together for it.
I’d Love It’ has given Paul several television and radio appearances over the years, so he felt a re-write and remake of the video seemed to make sense.
Paul said: “As a football fan, and of course a songwriter, it’s always worth a re-write! It’s a bit of fun, tongue in cheek but also has a great up beat feel about it”
He feels the opening line, ‘Here we go here go we’re England in the States, you better phone the Mrs and tell her you’ll be late‘ pretty much captures the theme of the track.
The video takes clips from older versions of the song with funny scenes such as The Gazza dentist chair, and Gary Lineker famously being caught short in 1990.
It was filmed in areas of Dinnington and nearby Throapham, as well as Laughton Common. There are pub scenes which were shot at the Butcher’s Arms in Woodsetts.
The new scenes were shot in Paul’s front room in Dinnington, on a Royle Family style settee.
Paul says he can’t wait to see England’s first match, against Croatia.
He said: “It’s a bit of an odd feeling this year. Usually you finish work and you can watch the games, but this year some of them are at daft o’clock.
“I think when England start playing, that’s when it will become more real.”
He said he and his son had written down their predictions, They went for a top four of England Portugal, Argentina and Spain; and England v Portugal final. And to win?
England, of course!