The Star Of The County Down-Jim McCann

[ti:The Star Of The County Down] [ar:Jim McCann] [al:Ireland's Greatest Love Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Star Of The County Down (邓恩郡之星) - Jim McCann [00:06.68]Near banbridge town [00:07.61]In the county down [00:09.06]One evening last july [00:10.67] [00:11.98]Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín [00:14.37]And she smiled as she passed me by [00:16.55] [00:17.29]She looked so neat in her two bare feet [00:19.94]To the sheen of her nut brown hair [00:21.89] [00:22.70]Such a coaxing elf i'd to shake myself [00:24.76]To make sure i was standing there [00:27.05] [00:28.06]From bantry bay down to derry quay [00:30.82]From galway to dublin town [00:32.29] [00:33.62]No maid i've seen like the fair cailín [00:36.58]That i met in the county down [00:38.62] [00:40.99]As she onward sped i shook my head [00:43.24]And i gazed with a feeling queer [00:45.26] [00:45.96]And i said says i to a passerby [00:48.75]Who's your one with the nut brown hair [00:50.67] [00:51.25]He smiled at me and with pride says he [00:53.94]She's the gem of old ireland's crown [00:55.81] [00:56.72]Young rosie mccann from the banks of the bann [00:59.75]And the star of the county down [01:01.60] [01:02.11]From bantry bay down to derry quay [01:04.50]From galway to dublin town [01:06.53] [01:07.60]No maid i've seen like the fair cailín [01:10.77]That i met in the county down [01:12.36] [01:15.01]At the harvest fair she'll be surely there [01:16.80]And i'll dress my sunday clothes [01:19.05] [01:19.77]With my hat cocked right and my shoes shon bright [01:22.25]For a smile from the nut brown rose [01:24.50] [01:25.27]No horse i'll yoke or pipe i smoke [01:27.63]Til the rust in my plough turn brown [01:29.85] [01:30.68]And a smiling bride by my own fireside [01:33.39]Sits the star of the county down [01:35.15] [01:36.13]From bantry bay down to derry quay [01:38.99]From galway to dublin town [01:40.44] [01:41.58]No maid i've seen like the fair cailín [01:44.62]That i met in the county down [01:46.24] [01:47.03]From bantry bay down to derry quay [01:49.69]From galway to dublin town [01:51.56] [01:52.55]No maid i've seen like the fair cailín [01:55.11]That i met in the county down