Capo 4th fret
Am D G Em
I wish I was, in Carrickfergus
Am D G
Only for nights, in Ballygrant
Am D G Em
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Am D G
The deepest ocean to be by your side
G D
But the sea is wide and I can't swim over
Em Am
And nor have I the wings to fly
Am D G Em
If I could find me a handy boatman
Am D G
To ferry me over to my love and die
Am D G Em
My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Am D G
Of happy time spend so long ago.
Am D G Em
My boyhood friends and my own relations
Am D G
Have all passed on like the melting snow
G D
I'll spend my days in endless roving
Em Am
Soft is the grass and my bed is free
Am D G Em
Oh to be home now in Carrickfergus
Am D G
On the long road down to the salty sea
Am D G Em
And in Kilkenny it is reported
Am D G
On marble stone as black as ink
Am D G Em
With gold and silver I did support her
Am D G
But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink
G D
For I'm drunk today and I'm rarely sober
Em Am
A handsome rover from town to town
Am D G Em
Oh but I am sick now and my days are numbered
Am D G
so come on ye young men and lay me down
