Verse 1 Am Dm G Am I wished I had you in Carrick fergus Dm G7 C Only for nights in the Bally grand Am Dm G Am I would swim over the deepest ocean Dm Am C The deepest ocean to be by your side Chorus G C Dm G But the sea is wide, and I can't swim over C Dm G And neither have I wings to fly Am Dm G Am I wish I could find me a handy boatman Dm G C To ferry me over to my love and die Verse 2 Am Dm G Am My childhood days bring back sad reflections Dm G C Of happy days, so long ago Am Dm G Am My boyhood friends and my own relations Dm Am C Have all passed on, like melting snow Chorus G C Dm G So, I'll spend my days in endless roving C Dm G Soft is the grass and my bed is free Am Dm G Am Oh, to be home now in Carrick fergus Dm G C On the long road down to the salty sea Verse 3 Am Dm G Am And in Kilkenny it is reported Dm G C On marble stone there as black as ink Am Dm G Am With gold and silver I did support her Dm G C But I'll sing no more now, till I get a drink Chorus-Outro G C Dm G I'm drunk today, and I'm rarely sober C Dm G A handsome rover from town to town Am Dm G Am Oh, but I am sick now and my day's are numbered Dm G C Come all ye men, and lay me down