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Carrickfergus - Noel McLaughlin
G a D G e
I wish I was in Carrickfergus,
a D C G
Only for nights in Ballygrant
a D G
I would swim over the deepest ocean,
e a D C G
Only for nights in Ballygrant,
G D
But the sea is wide and I cannot cross over
e D
And neither have I the wings to fly
a D G
I wish I could meet a handsome boatsman
e a D C G
To ferry me over, my love to find.
But in Kilkenny, it is reported,
Of marble stones there as black as ink
With gold and silver I would support her,
But I'll sing no more now 'till I get 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.