Farewell To Carlingford
The Dubliners
Farewell To Carlingford Written by Tommy Makem. Recorded by The Dubliners with Luke Kelly singing. [Verse] C F C Am When I was young and in my prime F G And could wander wild and free C G7 C Am There was always a longing in my mind C G G7 To follow the call of the sea [Chorus] C F C Am So I’ll sing farewell to Carlingford C G G7 And farewell to Greenore C F Em And I’ll think of you both day and night Dm G Untill I return once more F G C Untill I return once more [Verse] C F C Am On all the stormy seven seas F G I have sailed before the mast C G7 C Am And every voyage I ever made C G G7 I swore it would be my last [Chorus] C F C Am So I’ll sing farewell to Carlingford C G G7 And farewell to Greenore C F Em And I’ll think of you both day and night Dm G Untill I return once more F G C Untill I return once more [Verse] C F C Am And I had a girl called Mary Doyle F G And she lived in Greenore C G7 C Am And the foremost tho-ught in my mind C G G7 Was to keep me safe onshore [Chorus] So I’ll sing farewell to Carlingford And farewell to Greenore And I’ll think of you both day and night Untill I return once more Untill I return once more [Verse] A landman’s life is all his own He can go or he can stay But when the sea gets in your blood When she calls you must o-bey [Chorus] So I’ll sing farewell to Carlingford And farewell to Greenore And I’ll think of you both day and night Untill I return once more Untill I return once more [Chorus] So I’ll sing farewell to Carlingford And farewell to Greenore And I’ll think of you both day and night Untill I return once more Untill I return once more