Very old Irish Traditional Song named after the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Très vieille chanson traditionnelle Irlandaise, dont le nom est celui de la ville de Carrickfergus en Irlande du Nord.
CARRICKFERGUS (Lyrics):
Intro : G Am D G Em Am D G
I wish I was now in Carrickfergus
Only for those nights, nights in Ballygrand.
I would swim over the deepest ocean,
The deepest ocean, for my love to find.
But all the sea is wide and I can’t swim over
Neither have I the wings to fly.
If I could find me a handsome boatman
To ferry me over to my love and die.
My childhood nice days bring back sad reflections
Of happy good times spent so long ago.
My boyhood nice friends and my own relations
Have quite all passed now like the melting snow.
But I will spend my days in endless roaming,
Soft in the grass, my bed is free.
Ah to be back now in Carrickfergus
On that so long road, down to the salty sea.
And in Kilkenny, there it is reported
There are marble stones as black as ink
With gold and silver I would support her,
But I’ll sing no more, till I get a drink.
But I am drunk today and I’m seldom sober,
A handsome rover from town to town.
Ah, but I’m sick now, and my days are numbered
So come here young men and lay me down.
