What bought the broken

WHOM will ¦¦¦ send ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ Parliament and ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the country ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ best ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ to ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ Galloway and ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ Laird or belted Knight
The best deserves ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ that?


Wha sees ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
(And ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ never saw ¦¦¦¦¦¦
Wha ever ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ met,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ a doubt ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
For ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦ Heron yet for ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ patriot,
The ¦¦¦¦¦¦ man, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦


¦¦¦¦ wit and worth, in either ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ Isle can shaw that,
¦¦¦ Dukes and Lords ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ mix,
And ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ Selkirk ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ yet ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ commoner
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ man ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦


¦¦¦ why should we to Nobles ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ against the law, ¦¦¦¦¦
For why, ¦¦¦ Lord ¦¦¦ be ¦¦¦ gowk,
¦¦¦ ribband, star and a’ that,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
Here’s Heron ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
A Lord ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ a lousy loun,
¦¦¦ ribband, star and a’ that.


¦¦¦ beardless boy comes o’er the hills,
Wi’ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ purse and a’ that;
But we’ll hae ane ¦¦¦¦ mang oursels,
A man ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ and a’ that.
For a’ that, and a’ that,
¦¦¦¦¦¦ Heron yet ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ to be bought and sold,
Like naigs, ¦¦¦ nowt, and a’ that.


¦¦¦¦ let us drink—The ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Kerroughtree’s laird, and ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
Our representative ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ he’s worthy a’ that.
For a’ that, and a’ that,
Here’s Heron ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ such as he,
They wad be blest that saw that.


(Blackout of 518. Ballad on Mr. Heron's Election—No. 1 by Robert Burns)