Poems by Robert Burns
Presented by the RBWF
Tho Women’s Minds – Song
THO' women's minds, like winter winds,
May shift, and turn an' a' that,
The noblest breast adores them maist,
A consequence I draw that.
Chorus
For a' that, an' a' that,
And twice as meikle's a' that;
My dearest bluid to do them guid,
They’re welcome till ‘t for a’ that
The bony lass that I lo’e best
She'll be my ain for a' that.
Great love I bear to all the Fair,
Their humble slave, an' a' that;
But lordly WILL, I hold it still
A mortal sin to thraw that.
For a' that, &c.
But there is ane aboon the lave,
Has wit, and sense, an' a' that;
A bonie lass, I like her best,
And wha a crime dare ca' that?
For a' that, &c.
In rapture sweet this hour we meet,
Wi' mutual love an' a' that,
But for how lang the flie may stang,
Let Inclination law that.
For a' that, &c.
Their tricks an' craft hae put me daft.
They've taen me in, an' a' that;
But clear your decks, and here 's,the Sex!
I like the jads for a' that!
For a' that,an’ a’ that!
An’ twice as meikle ‘s a’ that,
My dearest bluid to do them guid,
They’re welcome till ‘t for a’ that.