I wish I was in Carrickfergus
  Only for nights in Ballygrand
  I would swim over the deepest ocean
  Just to see my love before I die
  But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
  Nor have I wings so I could fly
  I wish I could meet a handsome boatman
  To carry me over my love and I
  In Kilkenny it is reported
  On marble stones as black as ink
  With gold and silver I did support her
  But I´ll sing no more till I´ve had a drink
  Well I´m drunk today and I´m seldom sober
  A handsome rover from town to town
  But I am sick now my days are numbered
  Come all you young men and lay me down
  Come all you young men and lay me down