Robert Burns,
Ballads on Mr. Heron's Election - Ballad First
“ For a' that, and a' that, Here's Heron yet for a' that! The independent commoner Shall be the man for a' that. But why should we to Nobles jouk, And is't against the law, that? For why, a Lord may be a gowk, Wi' ribband, star and a' that, For a' that, and a' that, Here's Heron yet for a' that! A Lord may be a lousy loun, Wi' ribband, star and a' that. A beardless boy comes o'er the hills, Wi' uncle's purse and a' that; But we'll hae ane frae mang oursels, A man we ken, and a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Here's Heron yet for a' that! ”
