The association derives from Llanelli's tin plating industry, which used to tin-plate steel saucepans and other kitchen utensils as a cheap supply to the British public.
After Llanelli beat a strong New Zealand side on 31 October 1972, a new English chorus could be heard: Honouring the Llanelli RFC teams which beat the touring Australian national teams in 1908 and 1992, a further English chorus variation has been sung alongside the All Blacks verse: Other variations include the following.
Dafydd James refers to a player who scored the winning points in a Heineken Cup match.
A verse was "uncovered" in Patagonia that is sung by descendants of Welsh settlers and follows the second original verse:[3] ("The cat was buried in a funny place / In a box where Granny kept starch / Her body was placed in a grave / And the band is playing the death march.")
The Welsh rock band Man has a recording of the song on the live album Back Into the Future, 1973.