I figured - hey, I took the time to figure out the lyrics to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - what's keeping me from finding out the lyrics to this song? Here's what I found, after Google informed me that I meant "Auld Lang Syne":
Auld Lang Syne
The song, "Auld Lang Syne," is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English- speaking country in the world to bring in the New Year. In spite of the popularity of 'Auld Lang Syne', it has aptly been described as the song that nobody knows. Even in Scotland, hardly a gathering sings it correctly, without some members of the party butchering the words.
Written by Robert Burns in 1741, it was first published in 1796 after Burns' death. "Auld Lang Syne" literally means "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."
Seriously - did the songwriter write this as he was getting shitfaced? My favorite line is "We twa hae run aboot the braes" - it looks like something speech recognition software would come up with if it were listening to Marlee Matlin.Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns
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 take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syneWe twa hae run aboot the braes
And pou'd the gowans fine;
we've wander'd mony a weary foot
Sin' auld lang syneWe two hae paidled i' the burn,
Frae mornin' sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin' auld lang syneAnd here's a hand, my trusty friend,
And gie's a hand o' thine;
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syneShould auld acquaintance be forgot,
For auld lang syne, my dear,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne
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You try singing that song after 12 beers, 4 shots of Jager, and a glass of campagne. Yeah, I thought so. Although, it probably makes more sense.
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