ers ▁are ▁quite ▁cre ative ▁and ▁deliber ately ▁modify ▁the ▁material ▁they ▁learn . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁" I ' m ▁a ▁Man ▁You ▁Don ' t ▁Me et ▁Every ▁Day " ▁( R oud ▁ 9 7 5 ) ▁are ▁known ▁from ▁a ▁broad side ▁in ▁the ▁Bod le ian ▁Library . ▁The ▁date ▁is ▁almost ▁certainly ▁before ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁Irish . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁Canada ▁( My ▁Name ▁is ▁Pat ▁and ▁I ' m ▁Pr oud ▁of ▁That ). ▁Scottish ▁travel er ▁Je ann ie ▁Robert son ▁from ▁Aber de en , ▁made ▁the ▁next ▁recorded ▁version ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁She ▁has ▁changed ▁it ▁to ▁make ▁reference ▁to ▁" J ock ▁Stewart ", ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁relatives , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁Irish ▁references . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Scottish ▁artist ▁Arch ie ▁Fish er ▁deliber ately ▁alter ed ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁dog ▁being ▁shot . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁The ▁P og ues ▁took ▁it ▁full ▁circle ▁by ▁rest oring ▁all ▁the ▁Irish ▁references . ▁ ▁Because ▁variants ▁pro l ifer ate ▁naturally , ▁it ▁is ▁na ï ve ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁such ▁a ▁thing ▁as ▁the ▁single ▁" authentic " ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁ball ad ▁such ▁as ▁" Bar bara ▁Allen ". ▁Field ▁research ers ▁in ▁traditional ▁song ▁( see ▁below ) ▁have