Pogues, The - I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day Lyrics






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

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

So come fill up you 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





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  1. s.... f....

    this song always reminds me of when I was a rich dope dealer and thought I could buy my way into heaven... haha times have changed

    s.... f....

    Yes, indeed ! Ha, ha ! Maybe then you can explain me why the lyrics are about a bloke who shoots his dog ?? I do not find that very glorious !

    s.... f....

    I am also wondering why they use a female voice to talk about a man ? But what bothers me most is the shooting of the dog in the lyrics !!!

  2. m.... ....

    It's not Jock Stewart, but Chuck Stewart - she's singing about Charles Stewart Parnell.

  3. B.... O....

    "a man you don't meet every day is a term used to describe a wealthy man .I should know I'm from Kildare.

  4. c.... m....

    what a stunningly beautiful song

  5. R.... C....

    one word ...."incredible".

  6. W.... B....

    whats this women with the smokey voice?! i bet shes dead now.. damn hippies

  7. K.... O....

    Can we stop having Christmas in early November?

  8. H.... ....

    I'm a pogue my son's a pogue and his son shall be a pogue

  9. J.... m....

    It's "a canny YOUNG man". What the fuck does "gaun" mean?

  10. C.... C....

    ~Lyrics~
    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 you 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

    So come fill up you 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
    So be easy and free when your drinking with me
    I’m a man you don’t meet everyday

  11. B.... o....

    did he really have to shoot the dag ?

    B.... o....

    It's a joke. In the original it tells the tale of a hare shoot. It's, "With his dog, he did shoot"

  12. P.... R....

    Beautiful

  13. J.... R....

    Cait what a voice, interesting career angelic Irish voice

  14. S.... M....

    This is a band you don't meet every day. Amazing bunch of musicians and songwriters.

  15. J.... G....

    thank God

  16. M.... B....

    Love her accent ”drink”! Love the pogues as well!

  17. J.... S....

    Have you seen the film

  18. T.... G....

    Up Galway!

  19. P.... M....

    So b easy& free wen ur drinken We me

  20. P.... M....

    When your DRINKEN WI ME

  21. A.... D....

    When I was little I did hear stirring stuff from my little
    Nan of our heroic family I
    was and am glad that I am
    Her favourite She was what
    You would call a GIPSY and
    Proud of it

  22. S.... M....

    The Pogues at their peak. It doesn't get any better than this.

  23. B.... R....

    be easy and free, when you're drinkin with me, and I invite you all

  24. A.... C....

    CHEERS TO ALL THE DRINKERS

  25. A.... ....

    well hes a stewart.
    of course hes a drunken braggart who killed his dog :P

    A.... ....

    He was a King

  26. s.... ....

    For my fella.♥
    9 years .
    My soul.
    My heart.
    Zach I love you darlin'.
    Every bit of me to you.

  27. J.... L....

    Oh such a talent. Follow her on twitter. Still entertaining all.

  28. B.... B....

    You Americans as much as you try will never understand what it’s like to buy a drink, all miserable fuckers 🤙🏻

  29. G.... A....

    Thanks for the music Shane.

  30. F.... Z....

    Remember Shane MacGowan as an Artist... alcohol makes you sick, not a bad person!

  31. d.... ....

    No dogs were harmed in this song. It can be enjoyed.

  32. W.... B....

    its Jeff not Jock, listen to the words and get them right , pretty sure its canny young man, not guan

  33. S.... K....

    Jimmy Mcnulty's "Natural Poolice"

  34. f.... f....

    R A Z A B L A N C A

  35. C.... B....

    Chapeau!Super! Das ist Musik!

    C.... B....

    Gott in Himmel.

  36. M.... ....

    La musique de mon mariage.... 😘 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  37. T.... V....

    I love when she says "meet" with the typical sweet irish "t"

  38. D.... F....

    Very typicall Irish singing pronounce. I love this song, I am working the music and the letter in my Music and Teather classes. A big and crucial hugh to the band and a great love for the proud Irish eire people. Greetings from Oporto, Portugal.

  39. s.... w....

    God rest her soul....

  40. L.... m....

    Thanks for the blanket, give him a $1 and see you in heaven

  41. W.... W....

    The Pogues were never quite as cool or as cutting edge when she left. A real heroine.

  42. S.... K....

    I’m still pretty glad I don’t meet very day some arsehole Scot who’d shoot his dog over nothing.

  43. �.... �....

    I’m Russian but I like his songs!))

  44. J.... H....

    Said the priest to the vicar. Pull the other one was the reply.

  45. p.... ....

    This song is only good with the music and this woman singing. When it's stuck in my head or i'm singing it aloud when no one's around it sounds like shit.

  46. N.... B....

    like the power

  47. s.... ....

    "Gator".
    My angel.
    My man. ♥

  48. h.... ....

    love the woman's voice who sings this

  49. P.... B....

    Oh I took up my gun and him I did shoot, down in County Kildare .... What a voice ......

    P.... B....

    "took out my dog and him I did shoot"

  50. R.... K....

    My name is Roy Keoghan my father was born in a village named mount Nugent county Cavan in 1912 ,my first visit to Ireland was 1953 to stay with my aunt and uncle in coolquay the ward in county Dublin they had 2 children Peter and Margaret they have all passed away God bless

  51. D.... ....

    This is based on a Scottish tune.

  52. t.... F....

    .SPADESSHOVELS BARRELS♠️🖤♣️♦️ how's u. me cool she says up I say DOWN let's go over the town . differences me not on ABDN you are so what coming here 2 more let's get 2 get her or I think
    You PRICKS .SPADES SHOVELS BARRELS♠️🖤♣️♦️🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜👀👀👀👀👀👀👁👁👁👾no fuck ups a holes.

  53. B.... J....

    Easter Time!

  54. d.... t....

    thanks for the words and i go for a guiness

  55. W.... F....

    ☘❤️🙏 https://youtu.be/oaWggY1ht1o

  56. L.... D....

    I really enjoyed this song

  57. J.... J....

    beautiful song

  58. M.... T....

    Forever for the pogues

  59. V.... ....

    Why did he shoot his dog? Everything was going so well.

    V.... ....

    He went shooting with his dog he didn't shoot the dog

    V.... ....

    He did shoot his dog, not as many vets back then?, your dog got sick? or old?? It up to you to stop it suffer!! So be easy and free when your drinkin with me.

  60. B.... T....

    It's hard to listen to your funeral song whilst still breathing.

  61. T.... A....

    who is singing?

    T.... A....

    Cait O'riordian

  62. K.... K....

    Sharing and great tune.....

  63. W.... R....

    Always wondered who sung this ..not Shane

  64. W.... R....

    You guessed right.

  65. S.... T....

    😗 🎵🎶🎵🎶☘️😗🎶🎼🎶🍻🤪😎

  66. H.... M....

    Up the ra

    H.... M....

    The iras nothing but a distant memory ya wank we chased you lot back Tae the hill's years ago

    H.... M....

    @Nathan durbin no you didnt 😉🍀

    H.... M....

    @Peter Hughes oh aye the ira scourge of the brit, Some laugh all you lot are any use at is shooting Innocent woman and failed bomb plots.

    H.... M....

    @Nathan durbin take a day off you fucking clown. You limeys taught them everything biggest blight on humanity since adam was a boy.

  67. a.... b....

    THE MOST SHITE BANDS EVER MADE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES OUT OF A CLATY SMELLY BASTARD OF A FRONT MAN IF MY DAUGHTER BRUNG THAT CUNT HOME ID SHOOT HER FUKIN GIUDE DOG

  68. A.... K....

    Wee fuck england ! U

  69. t.... f....

    i took out my dirk ...not dog.

  70. D.... H....

    whos the female lead???

    D.... H....

    Cait oriordain married to elvis costelloe at the time.

  71. E.... ....

    Part at 1.22 gives me chills.

  72. D.... R....

    When i die i want this will be played at my funeral

  73. S.... J....

    Sublime. Like beer.

  74. K.... I....

    belter song

  75. V.... O....

    Happy Days when irish meant something!!

  76. l.... h....

    Peace of mind ♥️

  77. C.... ....

    I would like to know why they scrubbed a couple of good verses, and changed the words so the poor dog got killed off...

    Also...Cait's voice is lush...but why did she sing a song so male specific? Maybe they thought it was amusing...?

    C.... ....

    this song was traditionally sung by a boy as it is the story of a boy outliving his dog

  78. K.... G....

    Nice song

  79. j.... ....

    Is this Kirsty MacColl singing?

    j.... ....

    It's Cáit O Ríordaín.

  80. J.... O....

    Damn near makes me cry everytime

  81. M.... L....

    94 people didn’t like this. 94 c*nts, then.

  82. d.... ....

    Beautiful vocal by Cait, a truly great singer.

  83. C.... Y....

    The "cool" landlord. Gets you drunk, plays the pipes, maybe speaks Gaelic cuz he's a Scot. Just watch out, don't get any funny ideas you peasants: he's got men at command and shot his dog.

    C.... Y....

    Campbell Young '

  84. l.... ....

    Ok Cait O'Riordain sang this and sang it lovely - but it reminds me every time I hear it about Kirsty McColl Rest in beautiful peace Kirsty McColl You were beautiful and had the voice of an angel And may the boating pricks that ran you over hang their heads in shame

    l.... ....

    fkérs cut her in half

    l.... ....

    Also she died a hero, saving her son

  85. T.... ....

    The voice and the expression of Cait O'Riordan in combination with these lyrics ist just an amazing opposition!

  86. C.... J....

    Good thing this is Cait singing. If it was Shane I'd of married him

  87. N.... N....

    Lookes wierd when you ask me.But is ok for that hit

  88. t.... b....

    Banjo and pipes, brill

  89. A.... B....

    Michael,Son of John, McLean inc.🙏🏽⭐️💪🏽👌🏽🔝

    A.... B....

    Allan Beaton 🙏🏻💫

  90. J.... R....

    just lovely

  91. S.... ....

    Tyrannosaur brought me here.

  92. D.... H....

    Solstistol in comments met some or a lot of lowlifes. It means different.

  93. R.... C....

    Be easy and free..

    R.... C....

    ...when you're drinkin' my pee

    R.... C....

    RAPALJE Celtic Folk Music C.

    R.... C....

    RAPALJE Celtic Folk Music ,

    R.... C....

    shot my dog with arrows