"Friendship lasts forever" means eternity. No one knows who wrote this poem first.
However, the Scottish poet robert burns published a version in 1796. The words and songs we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
This song is mainly played on American New Year's Eve. The version you heard today is the Washington saxophone quartet. With the end of our program Auld Lang Syne, I wish all the listeners in front of the radio a happy New Year! This is buddy Thomas.