Is there for honest poverty That hings his head, an' a' that The coward slave we pass him by We dare be poor for a' that For a' that an' a' that Our toils obscure an' a' that The rank is but the guinea's stamp The Man's the gowd for a' that Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord Wha struts an' stares an' a' that Tho' hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof for a' that For a' that and' a' that His ribband, star an' a' that The man o' independent mind He looks an' laughs at a' that What though on hamely fare we dine Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine A Man's a Man for a' that For a' that and a' that Their tinsel show an' a' that The honest man tho' e'er sae poor Is king o' men for a' that Then let us pray that come it may As come it will for a' that That Sense and Worth o'er a' the earth Shall bear the gree an' a' that An' a' that an' a' that That Man to Man the world o'er Shall brothers be for a' that
Is there for honest poverty That hings his head, an' a' that The coward slave we pass him by We dare be poor for a' that For a' that an' a' that Our toils obscure an' a' that The rank is but the guinea's stamp The Man's the gowd for a' that Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord Wha struts an' stares an' a' that Tho' hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof for a' that For a' that and' a' that His ribband, star an' a' that The man o' independent mind He looks an' laughs at a' that What though on hamely fare we dine Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine A Man's a Man for a' that For a' that and a' that Their tinsel show an' a' that The honest man tho' e'er sae poor Is king o' men for a' that Then let us pray that come it may As come it will for a' that That Sense and Worth o'er a' the earth Shall bear the gree an' a' that An' a' that an' a' that That Man to Man the world o'er Shall brothers be for a' that
