Cap In Hand Lyrics

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 margerine and butter,
I can say "Saskatchewan" without starting to stutter.

But I can't understand why we lets someone else rule our land
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,
Cap in Hand.

We fight - When they ask us.
We boast - Then we cower.
We beg
for a piece of
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,
You're Cap in Hand

The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith

Oct 1990

1. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
2. Cap In Hand
3. Then I Met You
4. My Old Friend The Blues
5. Sean
6. Sunshine On Leith
7. Come On Nature
8. I'm On My Way
9. What Do You Do
10. It's Saturday Night
11. Teardrops
12. Oh Jean