Dm G       C
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
       Dm  G       C
Only for nights in Ballygran
         Dm G        C
I would swim over the deepest ocean
       F   G       C
Only for nights in Ballygran.
           C Am           Dm G
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
         C Am           Dm G
And neither have I the wings to fly
       Dm G       C
I wish I had a handsome boatman
       Dm G          C
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
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.