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Carrickfergus Lyrics by The Celtic Tenors

An Irish Songbook

2024

[Verse 1]
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Ballygrand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Over the ocean, for my love to find
[Chorus 1]
But the sea is wide and I can’t swim over
Nor have I the wings to fly
[Post-Chorus]
If I could find me a handsome boatman
To ferry me over
My love and I
[Verse 2]
My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Of happy times I spent so long ago
My boyhood friends and my own relations
Have all past on now like melting snow
[Chorus 2]
But I spend my days in endless roaming
Soft is the grass, my bed is free
[Post-Chorus]
Ah to be back now, in Carrickfergus
On that long road, down to the sea
[Verse 3]
Now in Kilkenny it is reported
On marble stone there as black as ink
With gold and silver, I would support her
But I'll sing no more now til I get a drink
[Chorus 3]
‘Cause I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober
A handsome rover from town to town
[Outro]
Ah but I'm sick now and my days are numbered
Come all ye young maids, and lay me down
Come all ye young maids, and lay me down
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The Celtic Tenors

The Celtic Tenors

About “Carrickfergus” by The Celtic Tenors

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"Carrickfergus" appears on "An Irish Songbook" in 2024.

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