The Proclaimers — Cap In Hand lyrics

Lyrics

I could tell the meaning of a world like serene
I got some «0» grades when I was sixteen
I can tell the difference 'tween margarine 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 it’s evening when the day turns to night
I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly
They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs Goalie
We fight-when they ask us We boast-then we cower
We beg
For a piece of What’s already ours