Cap in Hand (Live)

I could tell the meaning of a word like serene I got some 'O' Grades when I was 16 I can tell the difference between margarine and butter I can say "Saskatchewan" without starting to stutter But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight I know it's evening when day turns to night I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs Goalie But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand We fight when they ask us We boast, then we cower We beg for a piece of what's already, what's already What's already ours We fight when they ask us We boast, then we cower We beg for a piece of what's already, what's already What's, already ours Once I thought I could make God a bribe So, I said I was in His lost tribe Getting handouts can be so frustrating "Get in line son, 'cause there's five million waiting" I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land Cap in hand No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land Cap in hand, cap in hand No, I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land Cap in hand (cap in hand), cap in hand (cap in hand), cap in hand (cap in hand), cap