I wish i was in carrickfergus Only for nights In ballygrand I would swim over The deepest ocean Just to see my love Before i die But the sea is wide And i cannot swim over Nor have i wings So i could fly I wish i could meet A handsome boatman To carry me over My love and i In kilkenny It is reported On marble stones As black as ink With gold and silver I did support her But i′ll sing no more Till i′ve had a drink Well i′m drunk today And i′m seldom sober A handsome rover From town to town But i am sick now My days are numbered Come all you young men and lay me down Come all you young men and lay me down
[00:08.07]I wish i was in carrickfergus [00:20.45]Only for nights [00:25.36]In ballygrand [00:30.49]I would swim over [00:35.91]The deepest ocean [00:41.47]Just to see my love [00:46.85]Before i die [00:51.46]But the sea is wide [00:56.02]And i cannot swim over [01:02.64]Nor have i wings [01:07.37]So i could fly [01:13.16]I wish i could meet [01:18.47]A handsome boatman [01:23.81]To carry me over [01:29.52]My love and i [01:35.16]In kilkenny [01:39.79]It is reported [01:45.16]On marble stones [01:50.42]As black as ink [01:55.69]With gold and silver [02:01.08]I did support her [02:06.57]But i′ll sing no more [02:11.35]Till i′ve had a drink [02:16.86]Well i′m drunk today [02:22.14]And i′m seldom sober [02:27.95]A handsome rover [02:33.08]From town to town [02:38.61]But i am sick now [02:43.90]My days are numbered [02:49.24]Come all you young men and lay me down [02:59.78]Come all you young men and lay me down