A MANS A MAN FOR A THAT SONG LYRIC

verse 1

Is there for honest poverty that hangs his head and a that,

The coward slave we pass him by, we daur be puir for a that,

For a that an a that our toils obscure and a that,

The rank is but the guinea stamp the mans the good for a that.

Verse 2

What though on hamely fare we dine, wear hodden grey and a that,

Gie fools their silks an Knaves their wine, A mans a man for a that,

For a that, an a that, their tinsel show an a that,

the honest man tho eer sae poor, is king o men for a that.

Verse 3

Ye see yon birkie cad a lord, wha struts and stares and a that,

Tho hundreds worship at his word, hes but a cuif and a that,

For a that and a that, his ribband star and a that,

The man o independent mind, he looks and laughs at a that.

Verse 4

A Prince can make a belted knight, a Marquis Duke and a that,

But an honest mans aboon his might, guid faith he mauna fa that,

For a that, an a that, their dignities and a that,

The pity o sense an pride o worth, are higher rank than a that.

Verse 5

Then let us pray that come it may, as come it will for a that,

That sense and worth oer a the earth,shall bear the gree an a that,

For a that, an a that, its comin yet for a that,

That man to man the world oer, shall brithers be for a that.