Intro: G C Em D
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Is there for honest Poverty
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That hangs his head and a' that.
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The coward slave we pass him by;
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We dare be poor for a' that!
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For a' that, and a' that.
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Our toils obscure and a' that.
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The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
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The man's a gowd for a' that.
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What though on hamely fare we dine,
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Wear hoddin grey, and a' that.
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Give fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
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A Man's a Man for a' that:
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For a' that, and a' that,
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Their tinsel show, an' a' that;
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The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
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Is king o' men for a' that.
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Ye see yon birkie, ca'd "a lord",
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Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that;
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Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
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He's but a coof for a' that:
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For a' that, and a' that,
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His ribband, star, an' a' that:
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The man o' independent mind
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He looks an' laughs at a' that.
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A prince can make a belted knight,
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A marquis, duke, an' a' that;
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But an honest man's aboon his might,
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Gude faith, he maunna fa' that!
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For a' that, and a' that,
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Their dignities an' a' that;
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The pity o' sense, and pride o' worth,
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Are higher rank than a' that.
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Then let us pray that come it may,
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(As come it will for a' that,)
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That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
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Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.
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For a' that, and a' that,
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It's coming yet for a' that,
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That Man to Man, the world o'er,
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Shall brothers be for a' that.
