Carrickfergus

<br>(traditional).<br><br><br><br>I wish I was in carrickfergus<br><br>Only for nights in ballygrand<br><br>I would swim over the deepest ocean<br><br>Just to see my love before I die<br><br>But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over<br><br>Nor have I wings so I could fly<br><br>I wish I could meet a handsome boatman<br><br>To carry me over my love and i<br><br>In kilkenny it is reported<br><br>On marble stones as black as ink<br><br>With gold and silver I did support her<br><br>But i&acute;ll sing no more till i&acute;ve had a drink<br><br>Well i&acute;m drunk today and i&acute;m seldom sober<br><br>A handsome rover from town to town<br><br>But I am sick now my days are numbered<br><br>Come all you young men and lay me down<br><br>Come all you young men and lay me down