Jacobite 'Auld Lang Syne'

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Shall ancient freedom be forgot And the auld Stuart line?Shall ancient freedom be forgot And Auld Lang Syne?Though now we take King Louis' fee And drink King Louis' wine,We'll bring the King frae o'er the sea For Auld Lang Syne.

We twa hae waded deep in blood, And broke the red-coat line,And forded Eden white in flood For Auld Lang Syne.And we hae fought the English coofs Frae Garry to the Rhine,Frae Gledsmuir to the field o' Val In Auld Lang Syne.

The Butcher wi' the deil shall drink And wi' the deevil dine,But Charles shall dine in Holyrood For Auld Lang Syne.For He wha did proud Pharaoh crush And save auld Jacob's line,Shall speak wi' Charlie in the Bush Like Moses, lang syne.

© Andrew Lang