WHOM will you send to London town,
To Parliament and a that?
Or wha in a the country round
The best deserves to fa that?
For a that, and a that,
Thro Galloway and a that,
Where is the Laird or belted Knight
The best deserves to fa that?
Wha sees Kerroughtrees open yett,
(And wha ist never saw that?)
Wha ever wi Kerroughtree met,
And has a doubt of a that?
For a that, and a that,
Heres Heron yet for a that!
The independent patriot,
The honest man, and a that.
Tho wit and worth, in either sex,
Saint Marys Isle can shaw that,
Wi Dukes and Lords let Selkirk mix,
And weel does Selkirk fa that.
For a that, and a that,
Heres Heron yet for a that!
The independent commoner
Shall be the man for a that.
But why should we to Nobles jouk,
And ist against the law, that?
For why, a Lord may be a gowk,
Wi ribband, star and a that,
For a that, and a that,
Heres Heron yet for a that!
A Lord may be a lousy loun,
Wi ribband, star and a that.
A beardless boy comes oer the hills,
Wi uncles purse and a that;
But well hae ane frae mang oursels,
A man we ken, and a that.
For a that, and a that,
Heres Heron yet for a that!
For were not to be bought and sold,
Like naigs, and nowt, and a that.
Then let us drinkThe Stewartry,
Kerroughtrees laird, and a that,
Our representative to be,
For weel hes worthy a that.
For a that, and a that,
Heres Heron yet for a that!
A House of Commons such as he,
They wad be blest that saw that.