George Thomson<\/a>‘s Select Songs of Scotland<\/em> was published in 1799 in which the second verse about greeting and toasting was moved to its present position at the end.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most common usage of the song involves only the first verse and the chorus. The last lines of both of these are often sung with the extra words “For the sake of” or “And days of”, rather than Burns’s simpler lines. This makes these lines strictly syllabic, with just one note per syllable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Should auld acquaintance be forgot, Should old acquaintance be forgot, <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?
(Chorus)
For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We\u2019ll tak a cup o\u2019 kindness yet<\/a>,
For auld lang syne.
And surely ye\u2019ll be your pint-stowp!
And surely I\u2019ll be mine!
And we\u2019ll tak a cup o\u2019 kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes
And pu\u2019d the gowans fine;
But we\u2019ve wander\u2019d mony a weary foot
Sin auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl\u2019d i\u2019 the burn,
Frae mornin\u2019 sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar\u2019d
Sin auld lang syne.
And there\u2019s a hand, my trusty fiere!
And gie\u2019s a hand o\u2019 thine!
And we\u2019ll tak a right guid willy waught,
For auld lang syne.
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And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And old lang syne?
(Chorus)
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We\u2019ll take a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
And surely you\u2019ll buy your pint cup!
And surely I\u2019ll buy mine!
And we\u2019ll take a cup o\u2019 kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
We two have run about the slopes,
And picked the daisies fine;
But we\u2019ve wandered many a weary foot,
Since auld lang syne.
We two have paddled in the stream,
From morning sun till dine;
But seas between us broad have roared
Since auld lang syne.
And there\u2019s a hand my trusty friend!
And give me a hand o\u2019 thine!
And we\u2019ll take a right good-will draught<\/a>,
For auld lang syne.
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