Eternity an’ a’ that, &c.

Their auld wives cants at length grown stale,

(The light will soon do a’ that)

Plain truth will e’en support hersel,

But priestcraft mauna fa’ that, &c.

Then cheerfully wi’ harmless mirth,

We’ll spend our days an’ a’ that,

And bless the hour that gae us birth,

An’ Freedom praise for a’ that, &c.

From The Wreath of Freedom,
or Patriots Song Book. Newcastle, 1820.