“For a’ that and a’ that,”
But though the song be clear and strong,
It lacks a note for a’ that.
The lout who’d shirk his daily work,
Yet claim his wage and a’ that,
Or beg when he can earn his bread,
Is not a man for a’ that.
If all who dine on homely fare
Were true and brave, and a’ that;
And none whose garb is “hodden grey”