Ben J W Anthony - A Man's A Man For A' That

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

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