I’ve been wearing a football-style Robert Burns T-shirt on stage each night and have been asked what the quote on it is, and where it comes from. Answer: from the poem ‘Epistle To Davie: A Brother Poet.’ *
The honest heart that’s free frae a’
intended fraud or guile.
However fortune kick the ba’,
Has ay some cause to smile.
The Burns T-shirt’s are supplied by Philosophy Football and can be bought at the venue each night for £17.99, or can be ordered direct from the Philosophy Football website.
The T’s may seem a wee bit pricey but all Philosophy Football T-shirts are printed on both sides (the other side has the squad number 25, with BURNS above it) , are high quality, use ethically sourced material, and are manufactured by trade-unionised labour.
(* This poem may have been an inspiration for Paul Reekie’s infamous story ‘Submission’ in the Children of Albion Rovers anthology I edited in 1996).
Robert Burns: Not In My Name 
