I'm A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day

1. Oh, 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' with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day.

2. 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 drinkin' with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day.

3. So come fill up your glasses of brandy and wine
Whatever it costs, I will pay.
So be easy and free when you're drinkin' with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day.

4. Well, I took out my gun, With my dog I did shoot,
All down in the county Kildare.
So be easy and free when you're drinkin' with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day.

5. So come fill up your glasses of brandy and wine
Whatever it costs, I will pay.
So be easy and free when you're drinkin' with me
I'm a man you don't meet every day.



A traditional Scottish or Irish music hall song written from the point of view of a rich landowner telling the story of his day while buying drinks at a public house.  According to Archie Fisher, the song is "an Irish narrative ballad that has been shortened to an Aberdeenshire drinking song".