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 cannot swim over Neither have I the wings to fly I wish I had a handsome boatsman To ferry me over, my love and I And then Kilkenny it is reported All marble stones this black is any ink With gold and silver I would support her But I'll sing no more now 'til I get a drink I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober A handsome rover from town to town Oh but I'm sick now my days are number So come here young men and lay me down But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over Neither have I the wings to fly I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand