The Proclaimers - Cap in Hand (Live at Glasgow Barrowlands 16/12/88) [2011 Remaster]

I could tell the meaning of a word like serene I got some 'O' Grades when I was sixteen I can tell the difference between margarine and butter I can say "Saskatchewan" without starting to stutter But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight I know it's evening when day turns to night I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs Goalie But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand We fight when they ask us We boast, then we cower We beg for a piece of What's already, what's, what's already What's, what's already ours We fight when they ask us We boast, then we cower We beg for a piece of What's already, what's, what's already What's, what's already ours Once I thought I could make God a bribe So I said I was in His lost tribe Getting handouts can be so frustrating "Get in line son, there's five million waiting" I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land Cap in hand No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand, cap in hand No, I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land Cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand