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Is therefor Honest Poverty.
TUNE-»For a' that.
Is there for honest poverty,
Wha hangs his head an' a' that ?
N The coward slave we pass him by,
And dare be poor for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea- 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 an' knaves their wine,
A man's a man for a' that.
For a' that, an' a* that,
Their tinsel shew an' a' that ;
An honest man, tho' ne'er sae poor.
Is chief 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 cuif, for a' that.