I wish I was in Carrickfergus Where the castle looks out to sea I would swim over the deepest ocean Where my true love waits for me But the sea is wide and I can not swim over Nor have I the wings to fly I wish I had a handsome boatman To ferry me over where I will die I close my eyes and I see my homeland Where the mountain meets the sea Where flowers blossom as I do remember My heart now aching in sweet memory But the sea is wide and I can not swim over Nor have I the wings to fly Ah to be back now in Carrickfergus On that long road down to the sea Where I'll spend my days in endless roaming Where the grass is soft and my mind is free