Usless Fact - Just for BK

Scottish poet Robert Burns is born 25 Jan., 1759, in his father's farm cottage in Alloway. He tries farming, but concluding that "the best laid schemes o'mice an' men" often go awry, turns to poetry. His 1786 book of poems, written in Scottish dialect, charms Edinburgh society, though it brings Burns more fame than fortune. He also collects, writes, and rewrites hundreds of Scottish songs, and his A Man's a Man for a' That and his version of Auld Lang Syne are staples of New Year's Eve parties and Burns suppers centuries after his death, at 37, in 1796.

Lyrics:

Burns’ original

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 jo,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
For 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.

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We twa hae run about the braes,And pu’d the gowans fine ;But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot,Sin auld lang syne.

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We twa hae paidl’d i' the burn,Frae morning sun till dine ;But seas between us braid hae roar’dSin auld lang syne.

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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.

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