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Archie Fisher recorded in 1976 on The Man With a Rhyme, where he wrote: “An Irish narrative ballad that has been shortened to an Aberdeenshire drinking song. Though I’ve searched the map of Eire in vain for a ‘River Kildare’ and changed verse three so that the dog doesn’t get shot, the song is essentially still Jeannie Robertson’s version heard many years ago and reinspired by the singing of her daughter, Lizzie Higgins.”
Archie Fisher: Jock Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yirQeRufeuA
Now, my name is Jock Stewart, I’m a canny gaun man, And a roving young fellow I’ve been. Chorus: 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. So, come fill up your glasses Of brandy and wine, And whatever the cost, I will pay.