Throw The 'R' Away
The Proclaimers"Throw The 'R' Away" is a song by The Proclaimers, released in 2002 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:33 long and contains 56 lines and 350 words.
Lyrics
0:13I've been so sad
0:15Since you said my accent was bad
0:18He's wearing a frown
0:21This caledonian clown
0:24I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
0:26To make sure my words
0:28On your saxon ears don't grate
0:29But I wouldn't know a single word to say
0:32If I flattened all the vowels
0:34And threw the r away
0:35Some days I stand
0:38On your green and pleasant land
0:41How dare I show face
0:43When my diction is such a disgrace
0:46I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
0:49To make sure my words
0:52On your saxon ears don't grate
0:52But I wouldn't know a single word to say
0:55If I flattened all the vowels
0:56And threw the r away
0:59You say that if I want to get ahead
1:01The language I use should be left for dead
1:04It doesn't please your ear
1:08And though you tell it like a leg pull
1:13It seems you're still full of John Bull
1:16You just refuse to hear
1:21Oh what can I do
1:24To be understood by you
1:27Perhaps for some money
1:29I could talk like a bee dripping honey
1:31I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
1:35To make sure my words
1:37On your Saxon ears don't grate
1:38But I wouldn't know a single word to say
1:41If I flattened all the vowels
1:42And threw the r away
1:44You say that if I want to get ahead
1:47The language I use should be left for dead
1:50It doesn't please your ear
1:56And though you tell it like a leg pull
1:59I think you're still full of John Bull
2:01You just refuse to hear
2:07He's been so sad
2:10Since you said his accent was bad
2:13He's wearing a frown
2:15This caledonian clown
2:18I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
2:21To make sure my words
2:22On your saxon ears don't grate
2:23But I wouldn't know a single word to say
2:26If I flattened all the vowels
2:28And threw the r away
2:29Flattened all the vowels
2:30And threw the r away
2:32If I flattened all the vowels
2:33And threw the r away
I've been so sad Since you said my accent was bad He's wearing a frown This caledonian clown I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the r away Some days I stand On your green and pleasant land How dare I show face When my diction is such a disgrace I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the r away You say that if I want to get ahead The language I use should be left for dead It doesn't please your ear And though you tell it like a leg pull It seems you're still full of John Bull You just refuse to hear Oh what can I do To be understood by you Perhaps for some money I could talk like a bee dripping honey I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the r away You say that if I want to get ahead The language I use should be left for dead It doesn't please your ear And though you tell it like a leg pull I think you're still full of John Bull You just refuse to hear He's been so sad Since you said his accent was bad He's wearing a frown This caledonian clown I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the r away Flattened all the vowels And threw the r away If I flattened all the vowels And threw the r away
Translation
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