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Is There for Honest Poverty (A Man's A Man)

from Burns on Burns: Vol I by Ryan Joseph Burns

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Also known as "A Man's A Man For A' That"

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Is there for honest Poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that;
The coward slave-we pass him by,
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that.
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The Man's the gowd for a' that.

What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an' a that;
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
A Man's a Man for a' that:
For a' that, and a' that,
Their tinsel show, an' a' that;
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that.

Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that;
Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a coof for a' that:
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband, star, an' a' that:
The man o' independent mind
He looks an' laughs at a' that.

A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that;
But an honest man's abon his might,
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities an' a' that;
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth,
Are higher rank than a' that.

Then let us pray that come it may,
(As come it will for a' that,)
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's coming yet for a' that,
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.

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from Burns on Burns: Vol I, released January 24, 2018
Performed by Ryan Joseph Burns.
Additional vocals by Jerry Burns.

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Ryan Joseph Burns Glasgow, UK

Ryan Joseph Burns is a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and producer born in Glasgow.

Burns has always written and developed his own music and has built his own studio in which to record and produce it.

As he continues to develop as a heartfelt lyricist, and producer, he has finally released his long-awaited, debut album ‘Absence’. ... more

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