Carrickfergus

I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Bally Grand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Only for nights in Bally Grand

But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
Neither have I the wings to fly
I wish I could find me a handsome boatman
To ferry me over to my love and die

For it's in Kilkenny it is reported
On 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

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