I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean Only for nights in Ballygrand But the sea is wide and I can not swim over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I had a handsome boatman To ferry me over, my love and I Now 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 'Cause I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober A handsome rover from town to town Ah but I'm sick now, my days are numbered Come all you young men and lay me down