I Wish I was in Carrickfergus
Where she is waiting my wing
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Just to see her scream smile again

But the sea is wide and I cannot get over
Nor have I the wings to fly
I wish I knew a friendly boatman
To ferry me back to my sweet heart side

I close my eyes and I remember
The fields are green, the flower's gold
Where we would walk, the sun
Now my heart's longing, to be back home
But the sea is wide, and I cannot get over
Nor have I the wings to fly

So I'll just remouth Carrickfergus
And the day I said goodbye
Now and forever, my love and I
So I'll just remouth Carrickfergus
And the day I said goodbye
Now and forever, my love and I