Carrickfergus Songtext
von Brigham Phillips

I wish I were in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Ballygrand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
The deepest ocean my love to find But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
And neither have I the wings to fly
I wish I could find me a handsome boatswain
To ferry me over to my love and die


It is in Kilkenny, it is reported
On marble stones there as black as ink
With gold and silver I did support her
But I′ll sing no more now 'til I get a drink

I′m drunk today and I'm seldom sober
A handsome rover from town to town
Ah, but I'm sick now and my days are numbered
So come all you young men and lay me down