Carrickfergus Songtext

I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean Only for nights in Ballygrand But the sea is wide and I cannot cross over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I could meet a handsome boatman To ferry me over to my love and die But in Kilkenny, it is reported They have marble stones there as black as ink With gold and silver I would support her But I'll sing no more now 'till I have a drink For I'm 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 you young men and lay me down.