Ever wonder what the words are to the famous New Year’s Eve Song?  Well here’s your chance to finally know!  We’ve even included a glossary to decipher some of the more interesting words!
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Auld Lang Syne : Words Adapted from a Traditional Song (1788)
by Robert Burns (1759-96) et al

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 FIRST VERSE:
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

SECOND VERSE:
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.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

THIRD VERSE:
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou’d the gowans fine,
But we’ve wander’d monie a weary fit,
Sin’ auld lang syne.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

FOURTH VERSE:
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.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

FIFTH VERSE:  (Hang in there!)
And there’s a hand my trusty fere,
And gie’s a hand o’ thine,
And we’ll tak a right gud-willie waught,
For auld lang syne

(FINISH WITH CHORUS)
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The Meaning of the Words to Auld Lang Syne

Word definitions are according to Hogmanay.net (Hogmanay being the New Year in Scotland)

• auld lang syne - old long ago (or times gone by)
• auld - old
• be - pay for
• braes - hills
• braid - broad
• burn - stream
• dine - dinner time
• fiere - friend
• fit - foot
• frae - from
• gowans - daisies
• guid-willie waught - goodwill drink
• hae - have
• lang - long
• monie - many
• morning sun - noon
• paidl’t - paddled
• pint-stowp - pint tankard
• pou’d - pulled
• sin’- since
• syne - Before now; ago
• tak - take
• twa - two