CAP IN HAND

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 magarine and butter
I can say saskatchewan without starting to stutter

But I cant understand why we let someone else rule our land
Were cap in hand

I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight
I know its 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 cant understand why we let someone else rule our land
Were cap in hand

We fight - when they ask us
We boast - then we cower
We beg
For a piece of
Whats 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, theres five million waiting

I cant understand why you let someone else rule your land
Youre cap in hand.

Pause at 1:32, My house is at the foot of that hill in the distance. Yes, it is as cold as it looks.

The song of course references Scotlands apparent willingness to be ruled by England - small country governed by large country - by population anyway. English people are beginning to see and question the disproportionate amount of Scots in British power and their influence on English affairs whilst having no say in Scottish affairs.

Size isnt everything, its sneaky that counts.