Throw the `R` Away — текст песни (The Proclaimers)

The Proclaimers - Throw The `R` Away

I`ve been so sad
Since you said my accent was bad
He`s worn a frown
This Caledonian clown

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 he 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

Oh what can I do
To be understood by you
Perhaps for some money
I could talk like a bee dripping honey.