Neck - Star Of The County Down lyrics

V.1 Near Banbridge town, in the county down One morning last July Down a boreen green, came a sweet colleen & she smiled as she pa**ed me by Br.1 She looked so neat from her two white feet To the sheen of her nut-brown hair -Such a coaxing elf, sure, I shook myself Just to see I was really there! Ch. From Bantry bay, up to Derry quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen That I met in the County Down V.2 As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head & I looked with a feeling rare & I says, says I, to a pa**er-by “Who’s the maid with the nut-brown hair?” Br.2 He smiled at me, & he says, says he “She’s the gem in Ireland’s crown Young Rosie McCann from banks of the Bann She’s the star of the County Down!” Ch.> From Bantry bay, etc V.3 At the harvest fair, she’ll surely be there So I'll dress in my Sunday clothes & I'll try sheep's eyes & deludherin’ lies On the heart of my nut-brown Rose Br.3 No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke Though my plough with rust turns brown ‘Til a smilin’ bride by my own fireside Sits the star of the County Down Ch.(x4)> from Bantry bay, etc