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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Proclaimers
Performer
Charlie Reid
Vocals
Craig Reid
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Reid
Songwriter
Craig Reid
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danton Supple
Assistant Engineer
Matte Howe
Assistant Engineer
Phil Bodger
Mixing Engineer
John Williams
Producer
Lyrics
Thank you very much
This next one was our first release of a disaster
It's called Throw The 'R' Away
I've been so sad
Since you said my accent was bad
He's worn a frown
This Caledonian clown
I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
To make sure my words
On your Saxon ears don't grate
But I wouldn't know a single word to say
If I flattened all the vowels and threw the 'R' away
Some days I stand
On your green and pleasant land
How dare I show face
When my diction is such a disgrace
I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
To make sure my words on your Saxon ears don't grate
But I wouldn't know a single word to say
If I flattened all the vowels and threw the 'R' away
You say that if I want to get ahead
The language I use should be left for dead
It doesn't please your ear
And though you tell it like a leg-pull
It seems you're still full of John Bull
You just refuse to hear
Oh, what can I do to be understood by you
Perhaps for some money
I could talk like a bee dripping honey
I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
To make sure my words on your Saxon ears don't grate
But I wouldn't know a single word to say
If I flattened all the vowels and threw the 'R' away
You say that if I want to get ahead
The language I use should be left for dead
It doesn't please your ear
And though you tell it like a leg-pull
I think you're still full of John Bull
You just refuse to hear
He's been so sad
Since you said his accent was bad
He's worn a frown
This Caledonian clown
I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
To make sure my words on your Saxon ears don't grate
But I wouldn't know a single word to say
If I flattened all the vowels and threw the 'R' away
Flattened all the vowels and threw the 'R' away
If I flattened all the vowels and threw the 'R' away
Writer(s): Charles Stobo Reid, Craig Morris Reid
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