O wrap the League Flag round me, boys,
On high for all to see;
For it’s the emblem that should mark
The Celtic Jubilee.
Tho’ countless heroes Time has claimed,
And dimmed the stars that shone,
their needs shall never be forgot.
The spirit that lingers on.
So wrap the League Flag round me, boys –
In proper destiny
To crown the last and glorious year
Of half a century.
And when the Exhibition comes,
O Scotia’s proud array,
Let football be her greatest art,
And Celts Exhibit ‘A’.
(Poem published in Celtic match programme for the game Vs Arbroath on Feb 5th 1938)