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Intro

  I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,

  I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----

  I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,

  I can say "Saskatchawen" 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 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 Hib's 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

  What's already, what's already, what's already, ours.

Instr:

  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".

  But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land

  You're cap in hand.

  No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,

  We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,

  No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,

  We're cap in hand .... (listen to the record for the way they finish it)