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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.