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I wish I was in Carrighfergus |
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Only for nights in Ballygrant |
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I would swim over the deepest ocean |
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Only for nights in Ballygrant. |
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But the sea is wide, and I can't swim over |
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Neither have I wings to fly |
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If I could find me a handsome boatman |
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To ferry me over to my love and die. |
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Now in Kilkenny, it is reported |
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They've marble stones there as black as ink |
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With gold and silver I would transport her |
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But I'll sing no more now, till I get a drink |
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I'm drunk today, but I'm seldom sober |
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A handsome rover from town to town |
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Ah, but I am sick now, my days are over |
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Come all you young lads and lay me down. |
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I wish I was in Carrighfergus |
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Only for nights in Ballygrant. |
