Why

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Why is Old Lang Syne sung every new years when 1) no one knows the lyrics, and 2) of the fragments they do know, no one knows that they mean?

Comments

[bdsmbarbie.livejournal.com]

Isn't it kind of a tirbute to times past..."times gone by" if you will?

I think it started as a Scottish tradition, and from what I can remember of looking into it in Highschool was that they don't know exactly how it became an American Tradition. I know Guy Lombardi used to sing it, but there were others before...hmm...And I'll admit, I know the first verse and chorus, and the last bit...I'm usually doing sommething I shouldn't between those two bits ;)

My mother is big into folk music and taught us the Scottish lyrics...I still can't remember the middle though...lol

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days o auld lang syne

For auld lang syne my dear
for auld lang syne
we’ll take a cup o kindness yet
for auld lang syne

{insert rest of the lyrics here....}

And there’s a hand my trusty feere
And gies a hand o thine
And we’ll tak a right guide willy waught
for auld lang syne

For auld lang syne my dear
for auld lang syne
we’ll take a cup o kindness yet
for auld lang syne

Now, how badly did I butcher it? ;)

[rdhdsnippet.livejournal.com]

Uh... I know the words, and what they mean. It's not that complicated. :)