Nae editor maun fa’ that.

For a’ that and a’ that,

Their royalties and a’ that,

Wib time to loaf and will to write

I’ll stick to rhyme for a’ that.

And ye may prise and gang your ways

Wi’ pity, sneers and a’ that,

I know my trade and God has made

Some men to rhyme and a’ that,

For a’ that and a’ that,