Wise Words from Robbie Burns

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Traditional Scottish

Modern English

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days o' lang syne? Chorus For auld lang syne, my Dear For auld lang syne We'll tak a cup o kindness yet For auld lang syne And surely ye'11 be your pint-stowp And surely I'll be mine And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne We twa hae run about the braes And pu'd the gowans fine But we've wandered mony a weary foot Sin auld lang syne We twa hae paidlet i' the burn Frae morning sun sill dine But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin auld lang syne And there's a hand, my trusty feire And gie's a hand o' thine And we'll tak a right gude-willie waught For auld lang syne

Should old friends be forgotten and never remembered? Should old friends be forgotten and the days they shared together? Chorus For days now in the past, my dear For days now in the past We'll drink a toast of kind remembrance For days now in the past You can pay for your pint tankard and I will pay for mine We'll drink a toast of kind remembrance For days now in the past We two have run about the hillsides and pulled wild daisies but now we are far apart in distance From those days now in the past We two have paddled in the stream from morning untill noon but oceans now lie between us since those days now in the past So take my hand, my trusty friend and give me your hand and we will take a hearty drink together In memory of those days now in the past