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To: dinasour

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

 And surely ye'll be your pint-stoup
And surely I'll be mine;
And we'll tak' a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne,


For auld lang syne, my jo, etc.

 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 lang syne, my jo, etc.

 We twa hae paidl'd in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roared',
Sin' auld lang syne,
For auld lang syne, my jo, etc.

And there's a hand, my trusty frier!
And gie's a hand o'thine!
And we'll tak' a right guide-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my jo, etc.


Translation:

Should we forget our former friends
By whom we set great store?
Should we forget the friends we've met
And the brave days of yore?

 

Chorus
The days of yore, my dear,
The days of yore,
We'll tilt the jug and drain the mug
to the brave days of yore.

 

I fancy you could sink a pint
And I'll take rather more
And we'll both get tight with all our might
For the brave days of yore.
The days of yore, my dear, etc.

 

We two have wandered on the hills
And daisies pulled galore
But we've tired our feet on many a street
Since the brave days of yore.
The days of yore, my dear, etc.

 

We two have paddled in the brook
From noon to half-past four
But seas have lain betwixt us twain
Since the brave days of yore.
The days of yore, my dear, etc.

  So let us grasp each other's hand
And, as I said before
Our hearts we'll cheer with honest beer
For the brave days of yore.
The days of yore, my dear, etc.

99 posted on 09/12/2007 10:28:35 AM PDT by dinasour
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To: dinasour

Thank you, dinasour. That was lovely.


101 posted on 09/12/2007 10:29:42 AM PDT by saveliberty (Prayer blizzard for Tony and Jill Snow and their family.)
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To: dinasour
Well done, dina. A very appropriate conclusion. Thank you for taking on the duties of Tony Snow Threadmeister. It is somewhat akin to herding cats to get all of the SnowFlakes in one spot at the same time.

Thank you.

105 posted on 09/12/2007 10:35:41 AM PDT by FOXFANVOX (God Bless Tony Snow!)
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