^CI wish I ^Dmwas, ^G in Carric^Ckfe^C/Brgus ^Am Only for ^Dmnights,^G in Ball^Cygran^Ft ^C I would swim ^Dmover ^G the deepest ^Coce^C/Ban ^Am The deepest ^Dmocean ^G my love to ^Cfind^{F C}

But the ^Gsea is ^Cwid^C/Be ^Am and I can't swim ^Gove^Dm7r ^G And neither ^Chav^C/Be ^AmI the ^Fwings to ^Gfly^{Dm7 G} I wish I ^Dmhad ^G a handsome ^Cboa^C/Btman ^Am To ferry me ^Dmover ^G my love and ^CI ^{F C}

My childhood ^Dmdays ^G bring back sad re^Cflec^C/Btions ^Am Of happy ^Dmtime ^G spend so long ^Cago^F. ^C My boyhood ^Dmfriends ^G and my own re^Clat^C/Bions ^Am Have all passed on ^Dmnow ^G like melting ^Csno^Fw ^C

But I'll ^Gspend my ^Cday^C/Bs ^Amin endless ro^Gami^Dm7ng ^G Soft is the ^Cgra^C/Bss ^Amand my ^Fbed is ^Gfre^Dm7e ^G Ah to be ^Dmback now ^G in Carrick^Cfer^C/Bgus ^Am On that long ^Dmroad ^G down to the ^Csea^{F C}

And in Kil^Dmkenny ^G it is re^Cpor^C/Bted ^Am On marble ^Dmstones ^G and as black as ^Cink^{F C} With gold and ^Dmsilver ^G I would sup^Cpor^C/Bt her ^Am But I'll sing no more ^Dmnow ^G till I get a ^Cdri^Fnk ^C

I'm ^Gdrunk to^Cday^{C/B Am}and I'm seldom ^Gsob^Dm7er ^G A handsome ^Crov^C/Ber ^Amfrom ^Ftown to ^Gtow^Dm7n ^G Ah but I am ^Dmsick now ^G and my days are ^Cnum^C/Bbered^Am so come on ye ^Dmyoung men ^G and lay me ^Cdow^Fn ^C