The book points out that the poem has the same meter as that of "Auld Lang Syne"; the songs can be sung interchangeably.
ðə bˈʊk pˈɔɪnts ˈaʊt ðætðə pˈoʊᵻm hɐz ðə sˈeɪm mˈiːɾɚɹ æz ðˈæt ʌv "ˈɔːld lˈæŋ sˈaɪn"; ðə sˈɔŋz kæn biː sˈʌŋ ˌɪntɚtʃˈeɪndʒəbli.