Cap in Hand
The Proclaimers"Cap in Hand" is a song by The Proclaimers, released in 1988 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:13 long and contains 45 lines and 260 words.
Lyrics
0:10I could tell the meaning of a word like serene
0:15I got some' o' grades when I was sixteen
0:20I can tell the difference between margarine and butter
0:25I can say Saskatchewan without starting to stutter
0:29But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
0:36Cap in hand
0:39I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight
0:44I know its evening when day turns to night
0:49I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly
0:54They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs Goalie
0:58But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
1:05Cap in hand
1:09We fight when they ask us
1:14We boast then we cower
1:18We beg
1:21For a piece of
1:23What's already ours
1:24What's already ours
1:25What's already ours
1:48We fight when they ask us
1:52We boast then we cower
1:57We beg
2:00For a piece of
2:02What's already ours
2:03What's already ours
2:04What's already ours
2:07Once I thought I could make God a bribe
2:12So I said I was in his lost tribe
2:17Getting handouts can be so frustrating
2:22Get in line son there's five million waiting
2:26I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
2:32Cap in hand
2:35Though I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
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2:52Though I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
2:59Cap in hand
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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 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 What's already ours What's already ours We fight when they ask us We boast then we cower We beg For a piece of What's already ours What's already ours 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 Though I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand Cap in hand Cap in hand Cap in hand Though I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand Cap in hand Cap in hand Cap in hand Cap in hand Cap in hand Cap in hand
Translation
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