I think the original was written by Ewan MacColl, a Scottish folksinger and the father of Kirsty MacColl, if I'm not mistaken.

Terrible cover!!

Fine so long as you're not dyslexic cause supping a pint of stuff from the black dingle may not result in the same outcome.

Ah...I shut my eyes and I'm supping a pint of the black stuff in Dingle

Ugh. Meh. Blah. "Fill My Pint, wench!"

Ah...I shut my eyes and I'm supping a pint of the black stuff in Dingle

Thank you Bill. =)

I don't know if it's genetic or what, but being a good part Scottish and a good part Irish, I just cant' get enough of this type of music.

Nope. They're disbanded. All the baby-murderers have now become politicians.

I'm pretty sure this is a variation of a Scottish drinking song.I've NEVER heard of an Irishman called Jock.
I'm new to this site and I'm not sure of the legality of quoting lyrics but I'm sure the following now comes under the "traditional"banner.:

Try The Tossers - I especially like their Purgatory album. I've heard good things about The Popes, including Shane doing an album with them when he got out of rehab. Dropkick Murphy has some good stuff too, but it's more on the punk side of the Irish/punk fusion.

Reminds me of that old joke about the sailor/parrot love child.

I think it's Cait O'Riordan.

Raw Irish at its best.... I wanna join the IRA, are they recruiting. Hmmm, maybe I'll just watch Braveheart again and support the lone krazy Irishman who supported Braveheart to his death....

I know the Pogues stand in their own class, but looking for more bands.

Also, saw them in Chicago last tour. For the song Fiesta, Shane threw into the audience (quite forcefully I might add) a real think cookie sheet he was banging on, luckily I put my hand up in face and saved my neck. Did get a nice cut with blood on my hand though. THANKS SHANE!

Heard they are doing another US tour too.

I'm pretty sure this is a variation of a Scottish drinking song.I've NEVER heard of an Irishman called Jock.
I'm new to this site and I'm not sure of the legality of quoting lyrics but I'm sure the following now comes under the "traditional"banner.:

Oh, my name is jock stewart
Im a canny gaun man,
And a roving young fellow, Ive been.

So be easy and free
When youre drinkin wi me.
Im a man you dont meet every day.

I have acres of land;
Aye and men at command;
I've many a shilling in store.

So be easy and free
When youre drinkin wi me.
Im a man you dont meet every day

Now, I took out my gun,
Wi' my dog I did shoot,
All down by the county of Ayr,

So be easy and free
When youre drinkin wi me.
Im a man you dont meet every day

Im a piper to trade
And a roving young blade
And many's the tune I can play

So be easy and free
When youre drinkin wi me.
Im a man you dont meet every day

Let us catch well the hours
And the minutes that fly
And we'll share them together this day

So be easy and free
When youre drinkin wi me.
Im a man you dont meet every day

So, come fill up your cups,
Wi' brandy or wine,
And whatever the cost, I will pay.

So be easy and free
When youre drinkin wi me.
Im a man you dont meet every day


I copied and pasted this,I couldn't be bothered to correct the punctuation.

I know the Pogues stand in their own class, but looking for more bands.

Also, saw them in Chicago last tour. For the song Fiesta, Shane threw into the audience (quite forcefully I might add) a real think cookie sheet he was banging on, luckily I put my hand up in face and saved my neck. Did get a nice cut with blood on my hand though. THANKS SHANE!

Heard they are doing another US tour too.

The former Mrs. Declan Patrick Aloyisius MacManus on vocals, and Mr. Costello himself as producer.

I'm pretty sure this is Kristy MacColl who also did "Fairytale of New York" with the Pogues.

Bassist Cait O'Riordan's haunting performance of "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" is simply superb (it must have especially impressed Costello, who would later marry her)

I think it's Cait O'Riordan.

Shouldn't this be a Guinness?

Is this Kirsty MacColl (sp?) singing?