Sunday, January 25, 2009

Happy Burns Night!

Happy 250th Birthday to Robbie Burns! Come have Supper with me tonight, but don't expect a haggis!

Auld Lang Syne, 1788

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 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.
For auld, &c.

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit,
Sin' auld lang syne.
For auld, &c.

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.
For auld, &c.

And there's a hand, my trusty fere!
And gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak a right gude-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.
For auld, &c.

3 comments:

Steve On Broadway (SOB) said...

Ahem, have you ever tried haggis?! It's actually pretty good, as long as you've had plenty of Scotch first....

Kevin Daly said...

Steve, my mother is Glaswegian and even SHE refuses to touch it!

It's definitely a night for 20-25% of my heritage...

Esther said...

I took one look at it during my one and only visit to Edinburgh and I just didn't have the stomach for it. Although I did love Scotland!