A Man's A Man For A' That Lyrics

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

What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden 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

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