The Star Of County Down-Barnbrack

[ti:The Star Of County Down] [ar:Barnbrack] [al:St. Patrick's Day Party] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Star Of County Down - Barnbrack [00:05.63]Banbridge town in the county down [00:07.87]One morning last july [00:09.79] [00:10.53]From a boreen green came a sweet colleen [00:12.89]And she smiled as she passed me by [00:14.69] [00:15.68]She looked so sweet from her two bare feet [00:17.85]To the sheen of her nut brown hair [00:19.70] [00:20.46]Such a coaxing elf sure i shook myself [00:23.01]For to see i was really there [00:24.70] [00:25.39]From bantry bay into derry quay [00:28.12]From galway to dublin town [00:29.76] [00:30.31]No maid i've seen like the fair colleen [00:33.02]That i met in the county down [00:34.58] [00:38.11]As she onward sped sure i scratched my head [00:40.45]And i looked with a feelin rare [00:42.25] [00:42.85]And i says says i to a passer by [00:45.36]Who's the maid with the nut brown hair [00:47.19] [00:47.72]He smiled at me and he says says he [00:50.33]That's the gem of ireland's crown [00:52.20] [00:53.02]Young rosie mccann from the banks of the bann [00:55.21]She's the star of the county down [00:56.99] [00:57.94]From bantry bay into derry quay [01:00.44]From galway to dublin town [01:02.72]No maid i've seen like the fair colleen [01:05.13]That i met in the county down [01:07.01] [01:10.47]The harvest fair she'll be surely there [01:12.57]And i'll dress in my sunday clothes [01:14.42] [01:15.00]With my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked right [01:17.50]For a smile from my nut brown rose [01:19.29] [01:19.87]No pipe i'll smoke no horse i'll yoke [01:22.49]Till my plough turns rust coloured brown [01:24.70]Till my smiling bride by my own fireside [01:27.16]Sits the star of the county down [01:28.92] [01:29.72]From bantry bay into derry quay [01:32.12]From galway to dublin town [01:34.05] [01:34.57]No maid i've seen like the fair colleen [01:37.07]That i met in the county down