It's funny how this song is so obviously about sex. First of all, Carnlough is surely a pun on "carnal love." And then the narrator says he can't give her exact directions there, but he can guide her there after they stop for a drink to help them along. I guess it worked out pretty well because by the end the guy is telling all the young laddies in the pub not to pass up a chance with the bonnie wee lassie should she ask them for "directions" to Carnlough Bay. That part is slightly creepy but it's funny.
It's funny how this song is so obviously about sex. First of all, Carnlough is surely a pun on "carnal love." And then the narrator says he can't give her exact directions there, but he can guide her there after they stop for a drink to help them along. I guess it worked out pretty well because by the end the guy is telling all the young laddies in the pub not to pass up a chance with the bonnie wee lassie should she ask them for "directions" to Carnlough Bay. That part is slightly creepy but it's funny.