The Stillwater Hobos - Carrickfergus

^CI wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for ^Cnights ^Din Ballyg^Gran^Cd ^G I would s^Cwim over^D the deepest ^Gocean^Em Only for ^Cnights ^Din Ballyg^Gran^Cd ^G But the sea is ^Emwide and I cannot swim^D over And neither have ^EmI the wings to ^Dfly I wish I ^Chad^D a handsome ^Gboatman^Em To ferry ^Cme over^D my love and ^GI. ^{C G}

My childhood ^Cday^Ds bring back sad '^Gflections ^Em Of happy ^Cdays^D so long ag^Go ^{C G} My boyhood ^Cfriends^D and my own r^Gelation^Ems Have all passed a^Cway ^Dnow like melting snow^{G C G} So I'll spend my ^Emdays in endless^D roving Soft is the ^Emgrass and my bed is ^Dfree Ah to be ^Chome now ^Din Carrick^Gfergus ^Em By the the long ^Croad down ^Dto the salty s^Gea.^{C G}

Now in Kil^Ckenn^Dy it is re^Gported ^Em On marble ^Cstones there^D as black as i^Gnk ^{C G} With gold and ^Csilv^Der I would ^Gsupport her^Em But I'll say ^Cno more now^D till I’ve had a ^Gdri^Cnk ^G For I'm drunk to^Emday and I'm seldom ^Dsober A handsome ^Emrover from town to ^Dtown Ah but I'm ^Csick now^D and my days are ^Gnumbered^Em So come all ye ^Cyoung men^D and lay me ^Gdown^C. ^G