The Proclaimers - Throw the r away
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The Proclaimers - Throw the 'R' Away from their first album "This is the Story"
By Doom Drew
Capo 4
[Intro]
E A E B7 (x2)
EI've been so Asad
Since Amyou said my accent was Ebad
EHe's wearin' a fArown This CAmaledonian cElown
I'm Ejust going to have to learn to Ahesitate
To Ammake sure my Am7words On your B7Saxon ears don't Egrate
But EI wouldn't know a single Aword to say
If I Amflattened all the Am7vowels And B7threw the 'R' aEway
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
EYou say that if E7I want to get ahead
AThe language I Am7use should be left for dead
EIt doesn't B7please your Eear B7
EAnd though you E7tell it like a leg-pull
AIt seems you're Am7still full of John Bull
EYou just B7refuse to Ehear B7
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 wearin' 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