Burns Night celebrations often conclude with the singing
of Old Lang Syne - a Scottish poem said to have
been written by Robert Burns in 1788 and sung to the
tune of a tradition folk song. There is a suggestion that
Burns may not have written the whole poem himself but simply
recorded the words passed onto him by someone else. The
words of the poem are reproduced below:
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Should auld
acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to
mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang
syne?
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CHORUS:
For auld lang
syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we'll tak' a cup o'
kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
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And surely ye'll
be your pint-stoup!
and surely I'll be mine!
And we'll
tak' a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang
syne.
CHORUS
*****
We twa hae run about the
braes,
and pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd
mony a weary fit,
sin' auld lang
syne.
CHORUS
*****
We twa hae paidl'd in the
burn,
frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us
braid hae roar'd
sin' auld lang
syne.
CHORUS
*****
And there's a hand, my trusty
fiere!
and gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak' a right
gude-willie waught,
for auld lang
syne.
CHORUS
