Órla Fallon - Carrickfergus

I wish I ^Amwas ^Din Carrick^Gfergus ^Em Only for ^Amnights^D in ^CBally^Ggran I would swim ^Amover^D the deepest ^Gocean ^Em The deepest ^Amocean ^Dfor my ^Clove to ^Gfind

But the ^Gsea is ^Emwide and I ^Ccan't swim ^Dover And neither ^Emhave ^GI the ^Cwings to ^Dfly If I could ^Amfind me ^Da handsome ^Gboatsman To ferry me ^Amover,^D to my ^Clove and ^Gdie

My childhood ^Amdays^D bring back ^Gsad re^Emflections Of happy ^Amtimes^D spent ^Cso long a^Ggo My childhood ^Amfriends^D and my ^Gown re^Emlations Have all passed ^Amon now^D like ^Cmelting ^Gsnow

But I'll ^Gspend my ^Emdays in ^Cendless ^Droaming Soft is the ^Emgrass, ^Gmy ^Cbed is ^Dfree Ah, to be ^Amback now^D in Carrick^Gfergus On that long ^Amroad ^Ddown ^Cto the ^Gsea

And ^Gin Kil^Amkenny^D, it is re^Gported ^Em There are ^Ammarble ^Dstones as ^Cblack as ^Gink With gold and ^Amsilver,^D I would sup^Gport her ^Em But I'll sing no ^Ammore ^Dnow, 'till I get a ^Gdrink

For I'm ^Gdrunk to^Emday, and I'm ^Cseldom ^Dsober A handsome ^Emrov^Ger from ^Ctown to ^Dtown But I am ^Amsick now and^D my days are ^Gnumbered So, come all you ^Amyoung ^Dmen and ^Clay me ^Gdown