Carrickfergus

Traditional, arranged by Van Morrison/Paddy Moloney

I [Am] wished I [Dm] had you in [G7] Carrick [Am] fergus,

Only for [Dm] nights in [G7] Bally [C] grand,

I [Am] would swim [Dm] over the [G7] deepest [Am] ocean,

The deepest [Dm] ocean to be [Am] by your [C] side.

But the [G7] sea is [C] wide and I [Dm] can't swim [G7] over

And neither [C] ha [Am] ve I [Dm] wings to [G7] fly.

I [Am] wish I could [Dm] find me a [G7] handy [Am] boatman

To ferry me [Dm] over [G7] to my love and [C] die.

My childhood days bring back sad reflections

Of happy days so long ago.

My boyhood friends and my own relations.

Have all passed on like the melting snow.

Chorus 1

[C] So I'll [G7] spend my [C] days [Am] in [Dm] endless [G7] roving,

Soft is the [C] grass [Am] and my [Dm] bed is [G7] free.

Oh to be [Dm] home now [G7] in Carrick [Am] fergus,

On the long road [Dm] down to the [G7] salty [C] sea.

And in Kilkenny it is reported

On marble stone there as black as ink,

With gold and silver I did support her

But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink.

Chorus 2

I'm drunk today and I'm rarely sober,

A handsome rover from town to town.

Oh but I am sick now and my days are numbered

Come all ye young men and lay me down.