作词 : Van Morrison
 作曲 : Traditional
 Well I know that I said that so long ago
 I would not say it now
 But I didn't know what I said would stick like glue
 What I said in the days gone by
 Well they tried to stitch me up
 So many words I said, I said so long ago
 Well, we were oh so young and foolish then
 Hopefully we can make mistakes and then we grow
 For the days of Auld Lang Syne, my love
 For the days of Auld Lang Syne
 I wanna drink, I wanna drink a cup of kindness with you
 For the sake, for the sake of the days gone by
 And hopefully we will keep on growing and growing
 Baby, baby, baby, baby, 'til we reach the sky
 If I ever reach, my love, haven't yet
 My love, I'm gonna surely, gonna surely have to try, have to try
 For the sake of Auld Lang Syne, my dear
 For the sake of Auld Lang Syne
 I wanna drink a cup, drink a cup of kindness
 For the sake, for the sake of the days gone by
 Well I feel so, feel so sorry for the ones who lead
 For to lead, they wanna lead such a perfect life
 Sweep under everything, sweep everything underneath the rug
 And they're never free from conflict, from conflict and strife
 Because they per-petuate, per-petuate some kinda lie, my love
 Per-petuate,  (per-)petuate the lie
 But everything I'm doin', everything I'm doin', I had to fight for it
 Had to fight for it in the days, in the days gone by
 There is no easy, no easy way out, my friend
 You got to get used to it, used to it somehow
 Everyhting you got in you life, right up 'til now
 Somebody had to fight for it
 You had to fight for it in the days gone by
 Well, I go walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' up that hillside now
 Where there heather, where there heather, where there heather's growing so wild
 And I'm gonna carry my child carry my child on my shoulders 'cross the river
 Cross the river for the sake, for the sake of the days gone by
 For the days gone by, my dear
 For the days, for the days gone by
 I wanna share a cup, share a cup of kindness with you
 For the sake, for the sake of Auld Lang Syne
 For oh, for Auld Lang Syne, my dear
 For the sake, for the sake, for the sake of Auld Lang Syne
 I wanna carry my child on my back 'cross the river
 Gonna keep on walkin', keep on walkin'
 Walkin' in the days, in the days of Auld Lang Syne
 Have mercy now
 Have mercy now
 Have mercy, have mercy now
 Gonna keep on keepin' on
 Keep on keepin' on, keep on keepin' on, keep on keepin' on
 For the sake, for the sake of the days gone by
 Everything I have in my life right now
 I had to fight, had to fight for it somehow
 Gotta keep on fighting, keep on fighting, fighting today
 Fighting today for the sake of the days gone by
 For old acquaintance be forgot
 And never never never brought to mind
 I wanna drink a cup, drink a cup, drink a cup of kindness
 For the sake of Auld Lang Syne
 For the sake of the days gone by, my love
 For the sake of Auld Lang Syne
 I wanna drink, I wann share, share a cup of kindness
 For the sake of the days gone by