I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober, a handsome rover from town to town.
With gold and silver I would support her, but I'll sing no more now till I get a drink. I wish I was in CarrickfergusWhere the castle looks out to sea
I would swim over the deepest ocean
For my love to be with me
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
Nor have I the wings for to fly
I wish I had a handsome boatman
To ferry me over my love and I
I wish.
Ah, to be back in Carrickfergus on that long road down to the sea!Īnd in Kilkenny it is reported there are marble stones as black as ink. My boyhood friends and my own relations have all passed on now like melting snow, But I'll spend my days in endless roaming Loudon Wainwright Iii - Carrickfergus - I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean Only for nights in Ballygrand But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I had a handsome boatsman To ferry me over my love and I (This verse is only sung on the 40 years cd) My childhood days bring back sad. I Wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygran I would swim over the deepest ocean The deepest ocean for my love to find But the sea is wide and I cannot. G I wish I Am was D in Carrick-G-fergus, Em. Theres no really good English translation of the lyrics, but its essentially about a man loving a woman from County. My childhood days bring back sad reflections of happy times I spent so long ago. Carrickfergus is an Irish folk song named after the town of Carrickfergus. I wish I was in Carrickfergus In Carrickfergus I wish I was in Carrickfergus Is fada n it seo go bailigh chuain Sailing over the deep blue water I ndiaidh mo ghr geal But the seas are deep love and I can't swim over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I'd met with a handy boatman Who'd ferry over my love and I I wish I was in. If I could find me a handsome boatman to ferry me over to my love and die. I wish I had a handsome boatman to ferry me. I would swim over the deepest ocean only for nights in Ballygran. 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 can not swim over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I had a handsome boatman To ferry me over, my love and I. I would swim over the deepest ocean, the deepest ocean for my love to find, But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over and neither have I wings to fly. CARRICKFERGUS (2) Lyrics by Irish Folksongs. I wish I were home now, in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean The deepest ocean, to be by your side But the sea is wide, I cannot swim over And either. of the Gaelic lyrics to his own gentle interpretation of Carrickfergus in a. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).I wish I was in Carrickfergus, only for nights in Ballygrand. I wish I was in Carrickfergus, the song opens, Only for nights in.
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