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Liverpool Football Club, long a powerhouse in the world of English
Premiership Football, flies a flag consisting of a 'Canadian pale', indeed, in
the Canadian colors of red stripes at the hoist and fly separated by a white
central stripe. In place of the Canadian Maple Leaf,
however, there is a Liver Bird facing towards the hoist; beneath this bird are
the words 'Liverpool F. C' in red block lettering using a square-letter font,
while above the image are the words 'Walk On - Walk On' written in red block
sans-serif lettering separated by a red hyphen and placed in an arc rather than
horizontally.
The words are from the song 'You'll Never Walk Alone', written by Richard
Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for their musical 'Carousel'. This song has
long been the team song for Liverpool FC, and is written over the entrance to
Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC. It is not known whether either Rodgers or
Hammerstein ever visited Liverpool or knew anything about either the team or
football (or soccer, as it is called in the US).
As for the Liver Bird itself, both Jarig and Valerie Sullivan have written
entertainingly about the origins of this bird, which they claim is unknown to
ornithology. This is absolutely and totally untrue; whenever Liverpool beats
Everton in their Derby matches, several flocks of these creatures can be seen by
the naked eye performing aerial acrobatics over such Liverpool landmarks as both
cathedrals, Lime Street Station, and the Adelphi Hotel. Of course,