Two of football’s oldest supporters’ songs were heard at Carrow Road last Saturday.

Norwich’s On The Ball, City is believed to have been adopted in 1902.

Meanwhile Town’s Smile Awhile has its roots in the 1918 American song Till We Meet Again. Written during the Great War, it tells of the parting of a solider and his sweetheart.

With new lyrics, it became Town’s tune during the halcyon days of the 1920s, when the club won the FA Cup and three successive league titles.

Keep Right On, beloved by fans of today’s visitors Birmingham City, can also be traced back to the 1914-18 conflict.

Popular Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder wrote it in honour of his son Captain John C Lauder, who was killed in action at the Somme in 1917.

In a letter to Harry, a fellow officer told how John’s last words had been to urge his men to carry on.

That inspired the creation of Keep Right On To The End Of The Road, regarded as a classic of its kind.

It became the Birmingham theme tune thanks to Scottish winger Alex Govan.

He belted it out during sing-songs on the team bus.

It was heard by supporters waiting to welcome the players as they arrived for an FA Cup quarter-final at Arsenal in 1956 ... and the rest is history.

Some of the words have changed over the years, but the gist, and tune, remain the same.