(traditional).



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