song—for a' that 注释标题 a later version of “i am a bard of no regard” in “the jolly beggars.”

tune—“for a' that.”

tho' women's minds, like winter winds,

may shift, and turn, an' a' that,

the noblest breast adores them maist—

a consequence i draw that.

chorus

for a' that, an' a' that,

and twice as meikle's a' that;

the bonie lass that i loe best

she'll be my ain for a' that.

great love i bear to a' the fair,

their humble slave, an' a' that;

but lordly will, i hold it still

a mortal sin to thraw that.

for a' that, &c.