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 magarine and butter

I can say "saskatchewan" without starting to stutter



But i can't understand why we let someone else rule our land

We're cap in hand



I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight

I know its 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

We're cap in hand



We fight - when they ask us

We boast - then we cower

We beg

For a piece of

Whats 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

You're cap in hand.


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