throw the 'r' away

proclaimers, the

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 your 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 your 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