I wish I was in Carrickfergus
where she is waiting, my rainbow's end
I would swim over the deepest ocean just to see her sweet 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 carry me back to my sweetheart's side
I close my eyes and I remember
the fields green and flowers gold
where we would walk in sunlit meadow
how 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 dream of Carrickfergus
And the day I said goodbye
now and forever my love and I

So I'll just dream of Carrickfergus
And the day I said goodbye
now and forever my love and I