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 ranks is but the guinea's stamp,
The Man's the gowd for a that .

What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey an a that,
Gie fools their skills and knaves their wine
A Man's a Man for a that.
For a that, an a that,
Their tinsel show, an a that,
The honest man, tho e'er sae poor,
Is king o men 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, an a that
His ribband star an a that,
The man o independent mind
He looks an laughs at a that.

A prince can mak a belted knight
A marquis , duke an a that
But an honest man's abon his might
Gude faith, he maunna fa that!
For a that, an a that,
Their dignities an a that,
The pith o sense an pride o worth,
Are higher rank than 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,
For a that an a that
It's coming yet for a that,
That Man to Man the world o'er
Shall brothers be for a that.