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)
(Click here to listen to 'Carrickfergus')
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)