auld lang syne: favourite version

Guy Lombardo?

ʃɪd ɑld a.kwe̙n.tæns bi fɪɾ.ɡɔt,
an nɪ.vɪɾ brɔxt tɪ meind ?
ʃɪd ɑld a.kwe̙n.tæns bi fɪɾ.ɡɔt,
an ɑld laŋ sein ?

CHORUS:
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein, mɐ dɪɾ,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein,
wil tak ɐ kɔp o keind.nɪs jɛt,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein.

an ʃir.li jɪl bi jʊɾ peint.stɔp !
an ʃir.li al bi mein !
an wil tak ɐ kɔp o keind.nɪs jɛt,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

we twa heː rɪn ə.but ðɪ brez,
an pud ðɪ ɡo.wɪnz fein ;
bɪt wiv wan.dɛɾt mo.ne ɐ wi.ɾi fɛt,
sɪn ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

we twa heː pɛ.dl̩t ɪn ðɪ bʊɾn,
fre mɔɾ.nɪn sʊn tɪl dein ;
bʌt siz bɪ.twin ʌs brɛd heː rɔrd
sɪn ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

an ðɛrz ɐ han, mei trʊs.ti fiɾ !
an ɡis ɐ han o ðein !
an wil tak ɐ rɛxt ɡɪd-wʊ.le-wɔxt,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

In Pakistan, the tune was played at the formal resignation of President Pervez Musharraf as the country's Chief of Army Staff.

A local band here in Eugene called Toad in the Hole (think Pogues/Flogging Molly) did a superb version that's sort of remained my preferred version.

here we go again

I had no use for 2008, but R.I.P. anyway.

so i learned how to play this yesterday