CARRICKFERGUS
 
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I wish I was in Carrickfegus,
Only for nights in Ballygrant,
I would swim ove' the deepest ocean,
The deepest ocean, my love to find
But the sea is wide and I can't swim over,
And neither I have wings to fly.
I wish I could meet a handsome boatsman,
To ferry me over to my love and die.

Ah but in Kilkenny, it is reported,
They have marble stones as black as ink.
With gold and silver I did support her,
But I'll sing no more until I get a drink.
Im the drunk today and I'm seldom sober,
A handsome rover from town to town.
Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered,
Come all ye young lads and lay me down.



(Traditional)