A 19th century revision

"Auld Lang Syne"

The New Pocket Song Book
New York: Leavitt and Allen, [between 1856 and 1860]

James Fuld Music Collection, 2008

Item description: 

Even after the Burns version of the words of "Auld Lang Syne" was published in 1796, new adaptations appeared. This sentimental nineteenth-century example was printed in an American book of popular songs that also included "Home Sweet Home" and "Yankee Doodle."