AULD LANG SYNE

(lyrics collected and co-authored by Robert Burns, 1788,
paired with traditional tune by George Thompson, 1796)

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
  And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
  And days of auld lang syne?

	For auld lang syne, my dear
	  For auld lang syne
	We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
	  For days of auld lang syne

We twa hae run about the braes
  And pu'd the gowans fine
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit
  Sin days of auld lang syne

And we twa hae paidl'd I' the burn
  Frae morning sun 'til dine
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
  Sin days of auld lang syne

	For auld lang syne, my dear
	  For auld lang syne
	We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
	  For days of auld lang syne

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp
  And surely I'll be mine
And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
  For auld lang syne

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere
  And gie's a hand o' thine
And we'll tak a right gude-willy waught
  For auld lang syne

	For auld lang syne, my dear
	  For auld lang syne
	We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
	  For days of auld lang syne

	For auld lang syne, my dear
	  For auld lang syne
	We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
	  For days of auld lang syne

recording: Dougie MacLean singing traditional melody (1796) (live solo, 2017) [YouTube]

recording: Dougie MacLean singing traditional melody (1796) (album arrangement, 1995) [YouTube]

original poem: Original stanza order as published by Robert Burns (1788) [Robert Burns Country]

recording: Mairi Campbell singing original folk melody (1788) from Sex and the City (2008) [YouTube]

recording: Mairi Campbell, music video without additional film sounds and dialogue (2008) [YouTube]

background: John Green on The Anthropocene Reviewed [WNYC]

background: "Go Ahead, Sing 'Auld Lang Syne' Badly Tonight" [NPR]