I wish I was in Carrickfergus
is fada ón áit seo
go bailigh chuain
Sailing over the deep blue water
indiaidh mo ghrá geal
But the seas are deep love
And I can't swim over
And neither have I the wings to fly
I wish I'd met with a handy boatman
Who'd ferry over my love and I
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Tá an chuach ag teacht
is tá an teas ag tréagan
'san tart ní féidir
liom é do chlaoi
's go bhfuil an leabhar
orm ó shamain go féibear
's ní bheidh sé réidh
liom go féile mhichíl
I´m seldom drunk, though I´m never sober
A handosme rover from town to town
But now I´m dead and my days are over
Come Molly a stóirín and lay me down
I wish I was in Carrickfergus