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I wish I was in Carrickfergus,

only for nights in Ballygran

I would swim over the deepest ocean,

only for nights in Ballygran

But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over

And neither have I the wings to fly

I wish I could find me a handsome boatsman

To ferry me over, to my love and die.

But 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.

For 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.