England are preparing for the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday and the nation is really starting to believe that football is coming home. But as fans merrily sing along to 'Three Lions', confusion over the lyrics continues to grow.

The iconic anthem, written for Euro 1996 by comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner with Ian Broudie from The Lightning Seeds, originally referred to England hosting its first major tournament since 1966. It's now taken on a new meaning, as hope for Gareth Southgate's impressive squad reaches its peak. The song even topped the UK Top 40 singles chart following the side's win against Sweden on Saturday and in the 24 hours after the match, it was streamed 701,000 times on Spotify alone, the BBC notes.

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Despite the tune's popularity, fans are getting one lyric in particular wrong.

During the chorus, you might hear fans singing the line: "Jewels remain still gleaming". The correct words? It's: "Jules Rimet still gleaming", which is a reference to the Jules Rimet trophy - the original prize for winning the World Cup.

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Jewels status: still gleaming — el (@langho) July 3, 2018

As we could well be singing this song for weeks/years to come, here are the lyrics in full:

It's coming home

It's coming home

It's coming

Football's coming home (x4)

Everyone seems to know the score

They've seen it all before

They just know

They're so sure

That England's gonna throw it away

Gonna blow it away

But I know they can play

'Cause I remember

Three Lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

Thirty years of hurt

Never stopped me dreaming

So many jokes, so many sneers

But all those oh-so-nears

Wear you down

Through the years

But I still see that tackle by Moore

And when Lineker scored

Bobby belting the ball

And Nobby Dancing

Three Lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

Thirty years of hurt

Never stopped me dreaming

It's coming home

It's coming home

It's coming

Football's coming home (x4)



Three Lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

Thirty years of hurt

Never stopped me dreaming

Three lions on a shirt

Jules Rimet still gleaming

Thirty years of hurt

Never stopped me dreaming

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