Don't you mean "I still don't know who he was" - I thought he was dead :-)

There have been Mudcat threads explaining the song if you want to search for them, but basically the song is about one of the most important activities in the world, i.e. making ale from barley (JB is the personification of that wonderful beverage). Well, that's my view and I'm sticking to it - there are probably lots of other interpretations (there always are when it comes to these old folk songs :-))

Glad you had a good time at the folk club. Our gig went down OK, although there weren't as many people there as we hoped for. Still, it must have been OK because the landlady gave us a 'wee dram'. Another one tonight, this time we're doing a PTA barn dance in a village hall - more neeps, tatties and haggis (not sure if we'll get any free malt whisky this time though! But fingers crossed... :-D)

I'm not planning to eat haggis, neeps or tatties this weekend - I'll have had my fill of 'em by then.