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 thate it may,
(ase 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'sing yet for a' that,
that man to man, the world o'er,
shall brothers be for a' that.