The Byrnes - Carrickfergus

I wish I was in Carrickfergus where 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 to fly
I wish I had a handsome boatman to ferry me over, my love and I

I wish I was in Carrickfergus where the mountains meet the sea
Where flowers blossom as I do remember, where my true love came to me
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over, nor have I the wings to fly
I wish I had a handsome boatman to ferry me over, my love and I

My childhood days bring back sad reflections of happy hours I spent so long ago
My boyhood friends and my own relations are all passed on now like drifting snow
But I'll spend my days an endless rover, soft is the grass, my bed is free
Ah, to be back now in Carrickfergus on that long road down to the sea

But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over, nor have I the wings to fly
Oh, I'll be back now in Carrickfergus to be together, my love and I

Written by:
Patrick Byrne

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