A Man's A Man For A' That (Is There for Honest Poverty)

by Robert Burns

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Is there for honest poverty
-1 3 -3 3 -1 2 3 -3That hangs his head and a' that?
4 -4 -3 3 -1 2 2The coward slave, we pass him by
-1 3 -3 3 -1 2 3 -3We daur be puir for a' that.
4 -4 -3 3 2 -1 -1For a' that, and a' that
4 -4 4 -5 -4 4 -4 -3Our toils obscure, and a' that
4 -4 4 -5 -1 2 2The rank is but the guinea's stamp
4 -4 4 -5 -4 6 -3 -3The man's the gowd for a' that.
4 -4 -3 3 2 -1 -1Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lordWha struts, and stares and a' thatTho' hundreds worship at his wordHe's but a coof for a' that.For a' that, and a' thatHis ribbon, star and a' thatthe man o' independence mindHe looks and laughs at a' that.A king can make a belted knightA marquis, duke and a' thatBut an honest man's aboon his michtGude faith, he maunna fa' all thatFor a' that, and a' thatTheir dignities and a' thatThe pith o' sense and pride o' worthAre higher ranks than a' that.Then let us pray that come it mayAs come it will for a' thatThat sense and worth o'er a' the earthMay bear the gree and a' thatFor a' that, and a' thatIt's coming yet, for a' thatWhen man to man the world o'erShall brithers be for a' that.