Farewell to Carlingford
The Dubliners Nr.:
When I was young and in my primeAnd could wander wild and freeThere was always a longing in my mindTo follow the call of the sea So I'll sing farewell to Carling fordAnd farewell to GreenoreAnd I'll think of you both day and nightUntill I return once more,Untill I return once more On all the stormy seven seasI have sailed before the mastAnd every voyage I ever madeI swore it would be my last So I'll sing farewell to Carling fordAnd farewell to Gree noreAnd I'll think of you both day and nightUntill I return once more,Untill I return once more And I had a girl called Mary DoyleAnd she lived in GreenoreAnd the foremost thought in my mindWas to keep me safe onshore So I'll sing farewell to Carling fordAnd farewell to Gree noreAnd I'll think of you both day and nightUntill I return once more,Untill I return once more SOLO A landman's life is all his ownHe can go or he can stayBut when the sea gets in your bloodWhen she calls you must obey So I'll sing farewell to Carling fordAnd farewell to Gree noreAnd I'll think of you both day and nightUntill I return once more,Untill I return once more
