The original lyrics and tune of the New Years favorite Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns was rather different from modern renditions. A neat lyrics comparison and pronunciation guide is available on Wikipedia.
This guy is playing what is believed to be the original tune:
Happy New Year!
Nice tune, but I'll stick with the version that defined the start of the New Year, that by my paisan & Italiano-Canadian, Guy Lombardo.
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But since I do have a we dram of Scots in me:
http://youtu.be/to1xT93IlUI
I am having some trouble with those links.
DeleteDid a copy & paste & they worked fine for me.
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