Intro: D D D D D G A I could tell the meaning of a word like serene, D G A I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,---- D G A I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter, D G A I can say "Saskatchawen" without starting to stutter. A D G D A But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land, -nc- D we're cap in hand. D G A I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight, D G A I know it's evening when day turns to night, D G A I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly, D G A They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie. A D G D A But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land, -nc- D we're cap in hand. G D A D We fight when they ask us, G D A D We boast then we cower, G D A D We beg for a piece of G A What's already, what's already, what's already, ours. Interlude: D D G A D D G A A D G D A A D G A O-nc-e I thought I could make God a bribe, D G A So I said I was in His lost tribe, D G A Getting handouts can be so frustrating, D G A "Get in line son, there's five million waiting". D G D A But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land -nc- D You're cap in hand. A D G D A No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land, -nc- D Bm G E7 We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, A D G D A No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land, -nc- D We're cap in hand ....
