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Pogues lyrics
I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day lyrics
[The Pogues' Version]
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Oh my name is Jock Stewart
I'm a canny gun man
And a roving young fellow I've been
So be easy and free
when you're drinking with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day
I have acres of land
I have men at command
I have always a shilling to spare
So be easy and free
when you're drinking with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day
So come fill up your glasses
of brandy and wine
Whatever it costs I will pay
So be easy and free
when you're drinking with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day
Well I took out my dog
and him I did shoot
All down in the county Kildare
So be easy and free
when you're drinking with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day
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These are the lyrics as they appear on the Rum, Sodomy, & The Lash insert.
[Jock Stewart]
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Now, my name is Jock Stewart
I'm a canny gaun man,
And a roving young fellow, I've been.
So be easy and free
When you're drinkin wi' me.
I'm a man you don't meet every day.
I have acres of land;
I have men at command;
I have always a shilling to spare.
Now, I took out my gun,
With my dog I did shoot,
All down by the River Kildare
I'm a piper by trade
And a roving young blade
And many a tune I do play
Let us catch well the hours
And the minutes that fly
And we'll share them together this day
So, come fill up your glasses
Of brandy and wine,
And whatever the cost, I will pay.
The song is an Irish narrative ballad that has been shortened to an Aberdeenshire drinking song. It is essentially Jeannie Robertson's version, slightly modified by Archie Fisher in the third verse so the dog doesn't get shot. It is alternatively claimed by the Singing Stewarts to have been written for Bell's father.
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Kitty lyrics
The Auld Triangle lyrics
Waxie's Dargle lyrics
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The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn lyrics
Jesse James lyrics
The Gentleman Soldier lyrics
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Streets Of Sorrow\Birmingham Six lyrics
Lullaby Of London lyrics
Sit Down By The Fire lyrics
The Broad Majestic Shannon lyrics
Worms lyrics
Fairytale Of New York lyrics
Thousands Are Sailing lyrics
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White City lyrics
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge lyrics
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Blue Heaven lyrics
Down All the Days lyrics
Lorelei lyrics
Gartloney Rats lyrics
Tombestone lyrics
Night Train to Lorca lyrics
London You're a Lady lyrics
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Sayonara lyrics
Hell's Ditch lyrics
Lorca's Novena lyrics
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Rainbow Man lyrics
The Wake Of The Medusa lyrics
House Of The Gods lyrics
Six To Go lyrics
The Ghost Of A Smile lyrics
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Smell Of Petroleum lyrics
Once Upon A Time lyrics
Sitting On Top Of The World lyrics
Drunken Boat lyrics
Big City lyrics
Girl From The Wadi Hammamat lyrics
Modern World lyrics
Pachinko lyrics
My Baby's Gone lyrics
Small Hours lyrics
Haunting lyrics
How Come lyrics
Living In A World Without Her lyrics
When The Ship Comes In lyrics
Anniversary lyrics
Amadie lyrics
Love You 'Till The End lyrics
Bright Lights lyrics
Oretown lyrics
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Four O'Clock In The Morning lyrics
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