I could tell the meaning of a word like serene
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I got some 'O' Grades when I was sixteen
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I can tell the difference between magarine and butter
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I can say "Saskatchewan" without starting to stutter
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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
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We're Cap in Hand
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I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight
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I know its evening when day turns to night
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I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly
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They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs Goalie
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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
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We're Cap in Hand
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We fight - when they ask us
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We boast - then we cower
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We beg
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For a piece of
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Whats already ours
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Once I thought I could make God a bribe
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So I said I was in his lost tribe
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Getting handouts can be so frustrating
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"Get in line son, there's five million waiting"
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I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
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You're Cap In Hand.
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Cap In Hand
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| The Proclaimers |
