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Van Morrison & The Chieftans

Carrickfergus

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Carrickfergus was released on June 20, 1988 by Van Morrison as a part of the album Irish Heartbeat

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Van Morrison

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The Chieftans

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Van Morrison

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Paddy Moloney

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Van Morrison

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Paddy Moloney

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Brian Masterson

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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

Oh, I wish I could find me a handy boatman

To ferry me over to my love and die

My childhood days bring back sad reflections

To happy times spent so long ago

My boyhood friends and my own relations

Have all passed on like the melting snow

But I'll spent my days in endless roving

Soft is the grass, and my bed is free

Oh, to be home now in Carrickfergus

On the long road down to the salty sea

And 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 'til I get a drink

I'm drunk today, and I'm rarely sober

A handsome rover from town to town

Oh, but I am sick and my days are numbered

So come all ye young men and lay me down

Written by: Arr. Jim McCann, Ronan Hardiman, Trad. Arr. D. Downes

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