IS THERE FOR HONEST POVERTY - SONG

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 hoddin gray an' a' that? 

Gie fools their silks 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 though 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? 

Though hundreds worship at his word 

He's but a cuif 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 aboon his might 

Guid faith, he mauna 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 comin' yet for a' that 

That man to man the world o'er 

Shall brithers be for a' that.