Such Is The Fate Of Simple Bard,

The Rank Is But The Guinea's Stamp, The Man's The Gowd For A' That.

If There's Another World, He Lives In Bliss; If There Is None, He Made The Best Of This.

It 's Guid To Be Merry And Wise, It 's Guid To Be Honest And True, It 's Guid To Support Caledonia's Cause, And Bide By The Buff And The Blue.

The Best Plans Of Men And Mice Often Go Awry.

God Knows, I'm Not The Thing I Should Be, Nor Am I Even The Thing I Could Be, But Twenty Times I Rather Would Be An Atheist Clean, Than Under Gospel Colours Hid Be Just For A Screen.