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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 09:08 AM
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words to auld lang syne!
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 of 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!

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

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.

And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne


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MrBenchley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 09:15 AM
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1. Robert Burns wrote that
Burns also wrote a ballad called "John Barleycorn Must Die" which was a hit for Traffic in the early 1970s.

He also wrote

"Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie,
O, what a panic's in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty,
Wi' bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,
Wi' murd'ring pattle!

I'm truly sorry man's dominion,
Has broken nature's social union,
An' justifies that ill opinion,
Which makes thee startle
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An' fellow-mortal!

I doubt na, whiles, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A daimen icker in a thrave
'S a sma' request;
I'll get a blessin wi' the lave,
An' never miss't!

Thy wee bit housie, too, in ruin!
It's silly wa's the win's are strewin!
An' naething, now, to big a new ane,
O' foggage green!
An' bleak December's winds ensuin,
Baith snell an' keen!

Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste,
An' weary winter comin fast,
An' cozie here, beneath the blast,
Thou thought to dwell-
Till crash! the cruel coulter past
Out thro' thy cell.

That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble,
Has cost thee mony a weary nibble!
Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble,
But house or hald,
To thole the winter's sleety dribble,
An' cranreuch cauld!

But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane,
In proving foresight may be vain;
The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men
Gang aft agley,
An'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!

Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me
The present only toucheth thee:
But, Och! I backward cast my e'e.
On prospects drear!
An' forward, tho' I canna see,
I guess an' fear! "


And this....

"O raging Fortune's withering blast
Has laid my leaf full low, O!
O raging Fortune's withering blast
Has laid my leaf full low, O!

My stem was fair, my bud was green,
My blossom sweet did blow, O!
The dew fell fresh, the sun rose mild,
And made my branches grow, O!

But luckless Fortune's northern storms
Laid a' my blossoms low, O!
But luckless Fortune's northern storms
Laid a' my blossoms low, O!"
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Cosmic_Latte Donating Member (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 09:17 AM
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2. Thanks for the lyrics Lady Freedom
I tried singing it before, but everything turned to babble. ;-)
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dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 09:27 AM
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3. Guzzle a bottle of bubbly
and you'll burpily babble them fine.
:)
dp
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beyurslf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 10:02 AM
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4. I have always wondered
what some of the words were in there. Thanks!
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LuLu550 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 10:06 AM
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5. thanks
they always sound like this to me:

shu-dold acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind shu-dold acquaintance be forgot.....and never..*hick* ....mind

for old ang zine, my dear for old ang zine we'll take a *mmmmrgff* of kindness.....*gurgle*... *blurp* for old ang zine!
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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:47 PM
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6. Doesn't that happen to everyone?
hehe!
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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:17 PM
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7. Kick!!!!
For auld lang syne!!!!!hehe!!!
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:25 PM
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8. Happy New Year to all!
May we all be blessed in 2004!
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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:55 PM
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9. got to keep this up there!!!!
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