原歌詞是Robert Burns 的詩歌，這種詩歌屬於lyric poem, 全文：
Burns’ verse:
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.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup !
And surely I’ll be mine !
And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou’d the gowans fine ;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin’ auld lang syne.
CHORUS
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.
CHORUS
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere !
And gies a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll tak a right gude-willie-waught,
for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
Scots pronunciation guide:
(i.e. as Scottish dialect would sound)
Shid ald akwentans bee firgot,
an nivir brocht ti mynd ?
Shid ald akwentans bee firgot,
an ald lang syn ?
CHORUS:
Fir ald lang syn, ma deer,
fir ald lang syn,
Wil tak a cup o kyndnes yet,
fir ald lang syn.
An sheerly yil bee yur pynt-staup !
an sheerly al bee myn !
An will tak a cup o kyndnes yet,
fir ald lang syn.
CHORUS
We twa hay rin aboot the braes,
an pood the gowans fyn ;
Bit weev wandert monae a weery fet,
sin ald lang syn.
CHORUS
We twa hay pedilt in the burn,
fray mornin sun til dyn ;
But seas between us bred hay roard
sin ald lang syn.
CHORUS
An thers a han, my trustee feer !
an gees a han o thyn !
An wil tak a recht guid-wullae-wocht,
fir ald lang syn.
CHORUS
IPA pronunciation guide:
d ɑld a.kwe?n.t?ns bi f?.ɡ?t,an n?.v? br?xt t? meind ?
d ɑld a.kwe?n.t?ns bi f?.ɡ?t,an ɑld l? sein ?
CHORUS:
f? ɑld l? sein, m? d?,
f? ɑld l? sein,
wil tek ? k?p o keind.n?s j?t,
f? ɑld l? sein.
an ?ir.li j?l bi j? peint.st?p !
an ?ir.li al bi mein !
an wil tek ? k?p o keind.n?s j?t,
f? ɑld l? sein.
CHORUS
we twa he? r?n ?.but ? brez,
an pud ? ɡo.w?nz fein ;
b?t wiv wan.d?t mo.ne ? wi.?i f?t,
s?n ɑld l? sein.
CHORUS
we twa he? p?.dl?t ?n ? b?n,
fre m?.n?n s?n t?l dein ;
b?t siz b?.twin ?s br?d he? r?rd
s?n ɑld l? sein.
CHORUS
an ?rz ? han, mei tr?s.ti fi? !
an ɡis ? han o ?ein !
an wil tek ? r?xt ɡ?d-w?.le-w?xt,
f? ɑld l? sein.