The poems and songs of Robert Burns are still living br And though his body died more than two hundred years ago br His spirit and his soul will live forever br You will find them where the Afton Waters flow. br br He was the pride of Scotland Robert Burns br The greatest of his clan and of his race br And along with Walter Scott he ranks as his Country's greatest br And in literature he commands the highest place. br br 'For Auld Lang Syne' will surely live forever br As Robert Burns gift to the New Year br When you attend a new year celebration br More likely than not Lang Syne you will hear. br br His great poems To a Mouse and To a Mountain Daisy br His haunting ballad to his Red Red Rose br The great poet living in his songs and verses br And the legend that grew with him grows and grows. br br You see the music in the poems of Burns br He was more than a peasant man of rhyme br He was a humanitarian and a great poet br The lesser bards have faded out in time. br br He died in poverty but he is famous br His songs and verses known and sung World-wide br The fame of Burns will live on forever br He brought to Scotland patriotic pride. br br From Alloway In Ayrshire Robert Burns br His legacy the marvellous gift of song br The Scottish his birthday and birthplace honour br But to all peoples his verses belong.