Might fell an ox, and a' that,

That he's as noble, man for man,

As duke or lord, and a' that,

Is but an animal at best

But 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 Sawnie, herding on the moor,