Lyrics - A Mans A Man For All That by Celtic Folk

A
Man's
A
Man
For
All
That
DGADGAIs there for honest poverty one who hangs his head and all that?
DGADGAThe coward slave we pass him by we dare be poor for all that!
DGDGFor all that!
And all that!
Our toils obscured and all that,
DGADGATheir rank is but the guinniea's stamp, the man's the gold forall that!
DGADGABut though on homely fare we dine wear hodden-grey and all that
DGADGAGive fools their silks and knaves their wine; a man's a man forall that.
DGDGFor all that and all that. their tinsel ,show and all that.
DGADGAThe honest man though e're so poor is king of men for all that.
DGADGASee yond snob they call,'the lord' who struts and stares and allthat
DGADGAThough hundreds worship at his word he's but a goof for all that
DGDGFor all that and all that; his ribbon,star and all that
DGADGAThe man of independant mind he looks and laughs at all that.
DGADGAA
Prince can make a belted knight, a marquis ,duke and all that
DGADGABut the honest man's above their might,good faith he won't befallthat
DGDGFor all that and all that their dignities and all that,
DGADGAHis pith of sense and pride of worth are higher rank than allthat.
DGADGAThen let us pray that come it may as come it will for all that
DGADGAThat sense and worth o'er all the earth shall be the goal for allthat
DGDGFor allthat and all that;its coming yet for all that,
DGADGAThat man to man the whole world o'er shall brothers be for allthat

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