They are loud and proud of being English and they bring colour to the game.
They are the jokers of the outfield and they have a song for every occasions and willing to go barb-for-barb with anybody during an Ashes series.
The Barmy Army has become a cricket institution, and for years they have been taunting opposing players and entertaining other spectators around the world.
But there is something special about playing Australia that brings out the creative juices of the Army, with only the most biting chants coming out for their arch-rivals.
With the first Test match of the Australia summer now underway, fanatix looks at some of the best chants and songs of the Barmy Army for Australia and its players.
10. Ball and Chain
There is a house in New Orleans, They call the Rising Sun
It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy, oh Lord I know I’m one
One foot on the platform, one foot on the train
I’m going back to New Orleans, to my ball and chain
1,2,
Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain!
We came here with Backpacks you with Ball and Chain
Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain!
We came here with Backpacks you with Ball and Chain
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