I could tell the meaning of a word like serene   I got some 'O' Grades when I was sixteen   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, what's already   What's, 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, what's already   What's, 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, 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