A candidate may be a knight,
A lord, an earl, and a’ that,
But the ballot’s far aboon his might—
Guid faith, he mauna fa’ that!
For a’ that, for a’that,
Their faggot-votes, and a’ that,
The pith o’ sense and pride o’ speech
Do bigger things than a’ that.
Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a’ that,