Throw the 'R' Away

CHARLES STOBO REID, CRAIG MORRIS REID

I've been so sad
Since you said my accent was bad
He's worn a frown
This Caledonia clown
I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate
To make sure my words

On your Saxen ears don't grate
But I wouldn't know a single word to say
If I flattened all the vowels
And threw the 'are' away

You say that if I want to get ahead
The language I use should he left for dead
It doesn't please your ears

And though you tell it like a leg pull
I think your still full of John Bull
You just refuse to bear

Some days I stand
On your green and pleasant land
Now dare I show face
When my diction is such a disgrace

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

Trivia about the song Throw the 'R' Away by The Proclaimers

On which albums was the song “Throw the 'R' Away” released by The Proclaimers?
The Proclaimers released the song on the albums “This Is the Story” in 1987, “The Best of” in 2002, and “This Is The Story/sunshine On Leith/hit The Highway” in 2003.
Who composed the song “Throw the 'R' Away” by The Proclaimers?
The song “Throw the 'R' Away” by The Proclaimers was composed by CHARLES STOBO REID, CRAIG MORRIS REID.

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