Christmas Carols: Auld Lang Syne

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Auld Lang Syne

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne ? 

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
and surely I’ll buy mine !
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne. CHORUS

We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne. CHORUS

We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine† ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne. CHORUS

And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne. CHORUS

I love the tradition of singing Auld Lang Syne, because I love to watch people awkwardly pretend they know the words to songs that they obviously don't; myself included. When you look it up, it's actually a lovely set of lyrics. It's adapted from a Robert Burns poem, and there are many renditions out there with slight variances. (So the moral of that story is: don't try to learn it. You're probably going to learn the wrong version anyways.)

Anyhow, I picked a line out of the chorus for a printable, and here it is:

I thought it would be really cute for the drink table at a New Year's party :)

Happy New Year's!