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.
Robert Burns · Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
Toasts, celebration & friendship
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot,”
- Author
- Robert Burns
- Work
- Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
- Year
- 1788
- Chapter / part
- Auld Lang Syne
- Length
- 40 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #1279
Public domain. This passage is in the public domain. Robert Burns died in 1796, more than 70 years ago, and the work was first published in 1788. You can copy, print, read aloud or sell it without asking permission; a credit is kind but not required. The text is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg edition linked here.
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