Traditional Scottish Folk Song (1788)

             
Should auld ac

          
quitance be fo

  
rgot,
           
and never brou

       
ght to mind
             
Should auld ac

          
quitance be fo

  
rgot,
          
and days of au

      
ld lang syne?

           
For auld lang 

       
syne, my dear,
           
for auld lang 


syne;
             
we'll take a c

          
up of kindness

  
 yet
        
for auld lang 

 
 syne

             
Should auld ac

          
quitance be fo

  
rgot,
           
and never bro'

     
t to mind
             
Should auld ac

          
quitance be fo

  
rgot,
          
and days of au

      
ld lang syne?

             
And there's a 

          
hand, my trust

  
y fiere!
           
And gie's a ha

      
nd o'thine!
            
We'll tak' a r

           
ight gude-will

   
ie waught,
        
For auld lang 

 
 syne.

           
For auld lang 

       
syne, my dear,
           
for auld lang 


syne;
             
we'll take a c

          
up of kindness

  
 yet
        
for auld lang 

 
 syne