Carrickfergus chords by Jim McCann, Paddy Reilly, The Dubliners
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I wish I was
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in Carrickfergus
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Only for nights in Ballygrand
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I would swim over
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the deepest ocean
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Only for nights in
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Ballygrand
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But the sea is wide and I
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cannot swim over
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And neither have I
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the wings to fly
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I wish I had a handsome
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boatman
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To ferry me over,
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my love and I
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Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Now in Kilkenny it is reported
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On marble stone there as
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black as ink
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With gold an d silver,
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I would support her
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But I'll sing no more now,
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'til I get a drink
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'Cause I'm drunk today
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and I'm seldom sober
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A handsome rover
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from town to town
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Ah but I'm sick now,
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my days are numbered
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Come all you young men
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and lay me down
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