Carrickfergus Lyrics I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean The deepest ocean, my love to find But the sea is wide and I cannot swim. I would swim over the deepest ocean The deepest ocean, my love to find But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over And neither have I wings to fly If I could find me a handsome boatman To ferry me.
Carrickfergus by The Dubliners song lyrics and chords
I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand I would swim over the deepest ocean Only for nights in Ballygrand. Written by: Dominic Behan Discuss the Carrickfergus Lyrics with the community: 0 Comments Notify me of new comments via email. Publish Citation Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography: [1] Origins The modern song is due to Dominic Behan, who published it in 1965. Behan relates that he learned the song from actor Peter O'Toole . In his book, "Ireland Sings" (London, 1965), Behan gives three verses, the first and third of which he says that he obtained from O'Toole and the middle one that he wrote himself. oh to be back now in Carrickfergus on that long road down by the sea And in Kilkenny, it is reported there are marble stones there as black as ink with gold and silver I would support her but I'll sing no more now 'till I get a drink I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober a handsome rover from town to town ah but I'm sick now, my days are numbered Oh to be back now in Carrickfergus. On that long road down to the sea. Now in Kilkenny it is reported. On marble stones there as black as ink. With gold and silver I would support her. But I'll sing no more now till I've had a drink. I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober. A handsome rover from town to town.
Song lyrics with guitar chords for Carrickfergus
My boyhood friends and my own relations Have all passed on like the melting snow And I spend my days in endless roaming Soft is the grass my bed is free Oh to be home now in Carrickfergus On that old long road down to the sea. But in Kilkenny, it is reported, On marble stones there as black as ink With gold and silver I would support her, I would swim over the deepest ocean Brendan Behan The second line brings us into familiar territory involving water keeping him apart from his love but then it gets a little strange again. As in most "water is wide" songs, he wishes for a boat to ferry him over to his love but it is expressed in a strange way: "to ferry me over to my love and die." The first verse begins: "I wish I was in Carrickfergus/ Only for nights in Ballygrant/ I would swim over the deepest ocean, the deepest ocean for my love to find." The final verse, however,. I wish I C was in D Carrick G fergus, Em Only for Am nights C in Bally G gran I would swim C over the D deepest G ocean, Em Only for Amm nights C
Irish Music, Song and Ballad Lyrics for Carrickfergus
I would swim over the deepest ocean The deepest ocean for my love to find But the sea is wide and I cannot 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 days bring back sad reflections Of happy times spent so long ago My boyhood friends and my own relations Lyrics and Chords Carrickfergus is mysterious for an Irish folk song as it has no clear historical lineage
Carrickfergus by Jim McCann: "Carrickfergus" is an Irish folk song, named after the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Facebook: http:. I would swim over the deepest ocean Only for nights in Ballygrand But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I had a handsome boatsman To ferry me over my love and I (This verse is only sung on the "40 years "cd) My childhood days bring back sad reflections Of happy times there spent so long ago
Carrickfergus Johnny McEvoy [with Lyrics] YouTube
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. "Carrickfergus" lyrics Van Morrison Lyrics "Carrickfergus" I wished I had you in Carrickfergus, Only for nights in Ballygrand, I would swim over the deepest ocean, The deepest ocean to be by your side. But the sea is wide and I can't swim over And neither have I wings to fly. I wish I could find me a handy boatman
