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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…
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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


              E
We're Cap in Hand

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

              D

We're Cap in Hand
              D

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

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We're Cap in Hand