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  I could tell the meaning of a word like serene 

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  I got some 'O' Grades when I was sixteen 

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  I can tell the difference between margarine and butter 
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I can say "Saskatchewan" without starting to stutter 

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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land 

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We're Cap in Hand 
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I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight 
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I know its evening when day turns to night 

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I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly 

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They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs Goalie 

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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land 

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We're Cap in Hand 

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We fight, when they ask us 

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We boast, then we cower 

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We beg 

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For a piece… 
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Whats already ours  
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We fight, when they ask us 

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We boast, then we cower 

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We beg 

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For a piece… 
G             A      
Whats already ours  

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Once I thought I could make God a bribe 
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So I said I was in his lost tribe 
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Getting handouts can be so frustrating 
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"Get in line son, there's five million waiting" 

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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land 

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We're Cap in Hand 

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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land 

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We're Cap in Hand 

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We're Cap in Hand 


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We're Cap in Hand 


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We're Cap in Hand 

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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land 

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We're Cap in Hand 
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We're Cap in Hand 
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We're Cap in Hand 

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We're Cap in Hand