Star Of The County Down

Em C G D Close to Banbridge town, in the County Down, Em D one morning last July, Em C G D down a boreen green came a sweet colleen, Em C D Em and she smiled as she passed me by. G D She looked so neat from her two bare feet, Em D to the sheen of her nut brown hair. Em C G D Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself, Em C D Em to make sure I was really there. G D From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay, Em D and from Galway to Dublin town, Em C G D no maid I've seen like the brown colleen, Em C D Em that I met in the County Down Em C G D As she onward sped I sure I scratched my head, Em D and I said with a feeling rare. Em C G D 'A-y-e,' says I to a passer-by, Em C D Em 'Who's the maid with the nut brown hair?' G D He smiled at me, and then says he, Em D 'She’s the gem of Ireland's crown, Em C G D young Rosie McCann, from the banks of the Bann, Em C D Em she's the Star of the County Down.' G D From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay, Em D and from Galway to Dublin town, Em C G D no maid I've seen like the brown colleen, Em C D Em that I met in the County Down Em C G D At the harvest fair I'll be surely there, Em D and I'll dress in my Sunday clothes. Em C G D With my shoes shone bright and my head upright, Em C D Em and a smile from my nut-brown Rose. G D No pipe I smoke, no horse I yoke, Em D let my plough with rust turn brown, Em C G D till a smiling bride by my own fireside, Em C D Em sits the star of the County Down. G D From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay, Em D and from Galway to Dublin town, Em C G D no maid I've seen like the brown colleen, Em C D Em that I met in the County Down G D From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay, Em D and from Galway to Dublin town, Em C G D no maid I've seen like the brown colleen, Em C D Em that I met in the County Down