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T: the HONEST MAN
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.169-173
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
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W:2.What though on hamely fare we dine,
W:    Wear hodden grey, and a' that?
W:  Gie fools their silk, and knaves their wine,
W:    A man's a man for a' that,
W:      For a' that, and a' that,
W:        Their tinsel shew, and a' that;
W:      An honest man, though ne'er sae poor,
W:        Is chief o' men, for a' that.
W:
W:3.Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,
W:    Wha struts and stares, and a' that,
W:  Though hundreds worship at his word,
W:    He's but a coof, for a' that.
W:      For a' that, and a' that,
W:        His ribband, star, and a' that;
W:      A man o' independent mind
W:        Can look and laugh at a' that.
W:
W:4.The king can mak a belted knight,
W:    A marquis, duke, and a' that;
W:  An honest man's aboon his might,
W:    Gude faith, he manna fa' that!
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W:      For a' that, and a' that,
W:        His dignities, and a' that;
W:      The pith a' sense, and pride o' worth,
W:        Are grander far than a' that.
W:
W:5 Then let us pray, that come it may,
W:    As come it shall, for a' that,
W:  When sense and worth, o'er a' the earth,
W:    Shall bear the gree, and a' that.
W:      For a' that, and a' that,
W:        It's coming yet, for a' that,
W:      When man and man, the warld o'er,
W:        Shall brithers be, and a' that.
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T: THOUGH WOMEN'S MINDS
T: to the same air
K:
W:1.Though women's minds, like winter winds,
W:    May shift and turn, and a' that,
W:  The noblest breast adores them maist,
W:    A consequence I draw that.
W:      For a' that, and a' that,
W:        And twice as meikle's a' that,
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W:      The bonny lass that I lo'e best,
W:        She'll be my ain, for a' that.
W:
W:2.Great love I bear to a' the fair,
W:    Their humble slave, and a' that;
W:  But lordly will, I hold it still
W:    A mortal sin to thraw that.
W:      For a' that, &c.
W:
W:3.But there is ane aboon the lave,
W:    Has wit and sense, and a' that;
W:  A bonny lass, I like her best,
W:    And wha a crime daur ca' that.
W:      For a' that, &c,
W:
W:4.In rapture sweet this hour we meet,
W:    Wi' mutual love, and a' that;
W:  But for how lang the flie may stang,
W:    Let inclination law that.
W:      For a' that, &c.
W:
W:5.Their tricks and craft hae put me daft,
W:    They've ta'en me in, and a' that;
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W:  But clear your decks, and here's the sex!
W:    I like the jades for a' that.
W:      For a' that, &c.
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