Music Video
I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
Pogues Lyrics
I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day Lyrics
I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day by Pogues
---------------------------------------
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
---
These are the lyrics as they appear on the Rum, Sodomy, & The Lash insert.
[Jock Stewart]
--------------------------------------
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.
Popular Pogues Songs
Fairy tale of new york
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Fairytale Of New York
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Medley (recruiting sergeant, rocky road to dublin, galway races)
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album The irish rover (with the dubliners)
Other Songs album Rocky Road To Dublin
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album The Rare Old Mountain Dew
Other Songs album If i should fall from grace with god
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Turkish song of the damned
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Streets of sorrow/birmingham six
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Sit down by the fire
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Streams of whiskey
Red Roses for Me album MORE ›
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Fairytale Of New York
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Medley (recruiting sergeant, rocky road to dublin, galway races)
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album The irish rover (with the dubliners)
Other Songs album Rocky Road To Dublin
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album The Rare Old Mountain Dew
Other Songs album If i should fall from grace with god
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Turkish song of the damned
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Streets of sorrow/birmingham six
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Sit down by the fire
If I Should Fall From Grace With God album Streams of whiskey
Red Roses for Me album MORE ›
A-Z Lyrics Universe
Lyrics / song texts are property and copyright of their owners and provided for educational purposes.