MULTI-MEDIA OFFERINGS

In this section we will provide a variety of items, from screensavers and Windows wallpaper to poetry and songs, all Queen of the South related. The site will grow and we would appreciate any offerings from Queen's fans out there, please email us with your suggestions or contributions so that we can share your efforts with other Doonhamers.

THE ALEX WILSON EXPERIENCE - "QUEENS ARE BACK"

As requested by Stewart Queen, you can now download the song "Queens Are Back" that used to be played at Palmerston, the performance is by, "The Alex Wilson Experience", traditional music with lyrics by Alex. Again many thanks to Alex for providing this for download. Also bear in mind that it is a large file, the song lasts for over 3 minutes and is around 3.5Mb so expect it to take between 30minutes and 60 minutes to download depending on the speed of your internet connection. Click on the song title below and follow the instructions that pop up. The Alex Wilson Experience - "Queens Are Back" - download

ONLY TEAM IN THE BIBLE - "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH"

If you have been to a match at Palmerston in the last couple of years then you will have heard the song by Only Team in the Bible, titled 'Queen of the South'. Queens resident DJ Alex Wilson plays it as Queens take to the park at the start of each half and he has kindly provided the song in mp3 format for you to download and play on your PC or if you are lucky enough to have one, your mp3 player. Bear in mind that it is a large file, the song lasts for 3 minutes and is around 2.9Mb so expect it to take between 30minutes and 60 minutes to download depending on the speed of your internet connection. Click on the song title below and follow the instructions that pop up. Only Team in the Bible - "Queen of the South" - download

WINDOWS WALLPAPER

For those of you who are not too familiar with computing jargon, Windows wallpaper is the graphic that you see in Windows 95 or 98 as the background that all the program icons appear on before you open a program. To set your computer to use one of the Queen of the South wallpapers provided below just click on the small picture of the wallpaper that you prefer with your mouse. The full image will then download and display on your computer, when it has completed click on the image with your right mouse button, a box will appear and you should then click on the 'Set as Wallpaper' option. Your computer will then set this image as your wallpaper. If you ever want to change it back then click on 'Control Panel' in the 'Start' menu 'Settings' directory and choose the 'Display' icon, you will find all the options there. You may need to visit this area of the control panel if the Queens logo in the top right of the screen is not fully displayed, to correct this choose the stretch option, this will ensure that the screen is filled with the full wallpaper.
Official QOS Wallpaper Set with the STRETCH option in control panel	Sent in by J Montgomery of Greenock Set with either the STRETCH option or the CENTRE option in control panel
Sent in by J Montgomery of Greenock Set with the TILE option in control panel	Official QOS Wallpaper No.2 Set with the STRETCH option in control panel
Sent in by Willie Pool of Dumfries Set with the TILE option in control panel	Sent in by Gary McEwan Set with the STRETCH or TILE option in control panel

POETRY

The first entry in this section comes from Russel James Campbell who wrote: "Thought you might be interested in this poem that I found in my Uncle's home in Collin, By Dumfries. My Great Grandfather, Robert Douglas, who was an avid Queens' Supporter in his day, who attended all home games I'm told, and must have acquired a copy of this poem that his Grandson and my Uncle, with the same name, had in his home."

"The Queens" Hail ! Queen of the South, I write in your praise, For you've been a brilliant combination all your days, Thousands go every week to Palmerston Park, And watch you get off your mark, And when you play there's no one on the street, Except the Bobby on his lonely beat, Your Supportes come from all over the world, Wherever the Scottish Flag is unfurled, I once saw a fellow from Ecclefechan, Who came in at the last minute - fair pechan, He said the bus driver said you'd get a tannin' , So he got out and ran all the way from Annan, O it's a great thing this football fever, You get as keen as a wean with a peever, Some people fling their hats in the air, And some wriggle about like a rat in a snare, And it is quite apparent they hate the referee, For the way they treat him is most painful to see, They don't say "Excuse me, Mr. Ref , was that a goal ?", They say "Away, Fish-Face and stick yer heid in a hole !", And every time the poor man blows his whistle, They're sure to give him another chistle, Yes, it's a dangerous trade without a doot, For someone's always ready to pull his liver oot, Then a policeman takes him home in a taxi, For if they didn't he would soon be a braxy, (That's a latin word meaning "DEAD SHEEP" which happens when they eat a frozen neep). But I must tell you more about "The Queens", For they are full of (Runner) beans, It's great to see Mr. Savage, Ravegly oot the Ba' , Which lands with a plonk, Beside Jacky Law. Then he passes it oot to Charlie Johnstone, Who promptly sets off on his ownsome, To put across a perfect lob, For Billy Houliston to finish the job, And the noise when you score is something terrific, ( I have heard it in Silloth across the Pacific ). And the Directors respond in a generous manner, For letting us in for one-and -a-tanner, O Yes mighty Queens, you're a marvellous team, And held everywhere in the greatest esteem, As a matter of fact you're The Spice of Man's Life, For when you're at home - he's away from the wife. THE END

The second has been sent in by Jim Brunton from Edinburgh and is taken from the book, "Scotland's Century" by Colin Bell.

The whistle blew, the game was o'er The good old Queens had won once more The football world sat up and gazed And said now how was this team raised Scouts and spies from near and far Came rushing down by train and car To see if they could only guess The secret of the Babe's success They all ran home and yelled 'We're beat The whole darn team eats Yardley's meat!'

SONGS

We know oor manners And how tae spend oor tanners, We are respected, where ever we may go SO, We may travel by the railway line, Doooooors and windows open wide, open wide, Here the men and wimen shout here the Dumfries boys about, We are the Dumfries boys......... TV rental, continental the Dumfries boy are really mental!!!!!! Lets all do the Dumfries dance.... Na Na Na Naa na na Lets all do it once again Na na na na na na na...... We hate softly softly We hate Zed card too We hate Dickson of dock green But Queens we love you.... All together now. We hate softly ...... (to Land of Hope and Glory) All of the above submitted by Paul Pearson

OTHER BITS!

For a view of Palmerston from the centre circle click on the picture below.