As duke or lord and a’ that,

He’s but a brute, beyond dispute,

And not a man for a’ that.

A man may own a large estate,

Have palace, park, and a’ that;

And not for birth, but honest worth,

Be thrice a man for a’ that;

And Donald herding on the muir,

Who beats his wife and a’ that,

Be nothing but a rascal boor,