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'ughs 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 e it may,

(as e 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 ing yet for a' that,

that man to man, the world o'er,

shall brothers be for a' that.