X: 1 T: Carrickfergus (D major) T: Do Bhí Bean Uasal C: traditional O: Ireland R: 4/4 Song Air Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber D: 1973: The Chieftains: Chieftains 4 D: 1975: The Dubliners: Now D: 1977: Gabriel McKeon: Traditional Irish Music from Galway and Clare (Compilation) D: 1977: The Dubliners: 15 Years On D: 1978: Brian Ferry: The Bride Stripped Bare D: 1987: James Galway & The Chieftains: In Ireland D: 1988: De Danann: A Jacket of Batteries D: 1988: Van Morrison & The Chieftains: Irish Heartbeat D: 1988: The Chieftains: The Chieftains Live D: 1995: Five Alive O with Sean Reeves D: 1997: Siobhán McDonnell: O'Carolan's Harp D: 1997: Innisfree Ceoil: Celtic Airs, Vol. 1 D: 1997: Na Connerys: Fire in our Hearts, Part 2 D: 1998: Bantree Band: The Irish Experience D: 2002: The Dubliners: 40 Years D: 2003: Birkin Tree: 3 D: 2005: The Chieftains: Live from Dublin - A Tribute to Derek Bell D: 2005: Phil Coulter: A Touch of Tranquility D: 2006: Noel McLoughlin: 20 Best of Ireland D: 2007: Jim McCann: Jim McCann Live D: 2007: Paddy Reilly: Paddy Reilly Live D: 2008: Jim McCann: Grace D: 2009: Eric Rigler & Bill Garden Orchestra: The Braveheart Orchestra D: 2009: Ronan Keating: Songs for my Mother D: 2011: Rapalje: Diamonds D: 2012: The Dubliners & Jim McCann: 50 Years D: 2013: Oliver Schroer: Celtic Devotion D: 2014: Finbar Furey: The Wind and the Rain D: 2014: Aryeh Frankfurter: The Morning Dew - Celtic Harp D: 2015: Tom Russell & Finbar Furey: The Rose of Roscrae D: 2016: Sean Tyrrell: Moonlight on Galway Bay D: 2016: John Spillane: Ar Ais Arís - Irish Songs We Learned at School D: Waltons: Slow Airs N: Chords: | D Em | Em - | A D | D - | Bm Em | Em - | G D | D - :| N: | D Bm | Bm - | Em A | A - | A D | Bm - | Em A | A - | N: | D Em | Em - | A D | D - | Bm Em | Em - | G D | D - |] M: 4/4 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=140 K: D major % 2 sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: d2 | d3c B2E2- | E6 EF | G2A2 FED2- | D8 | DEF2 G3F | E6 E2 | D3E D4- | D6 :| N: AA | A3A d4- | d6 de | fe2d e3 c | A8 | A2A2 d3e | f6 d2 | g3f e4- | e6 d2 | N: d3c B2E2- | E6 EF | G2A2 FED2- | D8 | DEF2 G3F | E6 E2 | D3E D4- | D6 |] N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= d2 | "D" d3c "Em" B2E2- | "Em" E6 EF | "A" G2A2 "D" FED2- | "D" D8 | "Bm" DEF2 "Em" G3F | "Em" E6 E2 | "G" D3E "D" D4- | "D" D6 :| AA | "D" A3A "Bm" d4- | "Bm" d6 de | "Em" fe2d "A" e3 c | "A" A8 | "A" A2A2 "D" d3e | "Bm" f6 d2 | "Em" g3f "A" e4- | "A" e6 d2 | "D" d3c "Em" B2E2- | "Em" E6 EF | "A" G2A2 "D" FED2- | "D" D8 | "Bm" DEF2 "Em" G3F | "Em" E6 E2 | "G" D3E "D" D4- | "D" D6 |] N: W: 1. I wish I was in Carrickfergus, W: Only for nights in Ballygrant W: I would swim over the deepest ocean, W: For my love to find W: But the sea is wide and I cannot cross over W: And neither have I the wings to fly W: I wish I could meet a handsome boatsman W: To ferry me over, to my love and die. W: 2. My childhood days bring back sad reflections W: Of happy times I spent so long ago, W: My boyhood friends and my own relations W: Have all passed on now like melting snow. W: But I'll spend my days in endless roaming, W: Soft is the grass, my bed is free. W: Ah, to be back now in Carrickfergus, W: On that long road down to the sea. W: 3. But in Kilkenny, it is reported, W: On marble stones there as black as ink W: With gold and silver I would support her, W: But I'll sing no more 'till I get a drink. W: For I'm drunk today, and I'm seldom sober, W: A handsome rover from town to town, W: Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered, W: Come all you young men and lay me down.