And Ode to a Hero is what I proclaim
I am sure that we will never see his like again
And I am proud to say that I saw him play
An essence of which I will try to portray

He would never shy away and never flinch
He would never back down or give an inch
He would stick out his chest and stand proud and tall
Some swear they had even seen him run through a wall!

Battered and bruised, he could take a knock
He is made out of granite, so he’s solid as a rock
They put his body back together with stitches and twine
When they made this man, they lost the design

With a hitch of the shorts, and a clenched fist roar
He cajoles his teammates to give even more
No quarter he asks and none is given
Have you ever seen a man that was so driven?

That man is a mountain, the crowd would roar
With him in defence, they will never score
He tackles and heads like a man possessed
In all of the Shots history, he is one of the Best

But no longer will he play for the Red n Blue
So we the fans want to say a massive “Thank You”
And sadly we now bring down the curtain
And say truly that there only ever be …. “One Ray Warburton”