Star Of County Down (Live)-The High Kings

[ti:Star Of County Down] [ar:The High Kings] [al:Live In Ireland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Star Of County Down (Live) - The High Kings [00:39.82]Near Banbridge town in the county down [00:41.58]One evening last July [00:42.73]Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín [00:45.00]And she smiled as she passed me by [00:46.54]She looked so neat in her two bare feet [00:48.50]To the sheen of her nut brown hair [00:50.40]Such a coaxing elf I'd to shake myself [00:52.00]To make sure I was standing there [00:53.69]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [00:55.60]From Galway to Dublin town [00:57.12]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [00:59.30]That I met in the county down [01:00.79]As she onward sped I shook my head [01:02.92]And I gazed with a feeling queer [01:04.64]And I said says I to a passerby [01:06.58]Who's your one with the nut brown hair [01:08.29]He smiled at me and with pride says he [01:10.19]She's the gem of old Ireland's crown [01:11.54]Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann [01:13.75]And the star of the county down [01:15.38]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [01:17.54]From Galway to Dublin town [01:18.94]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [01:21.03]That I met in the county down [01:22.82]She'd a soft brown eye and [01:24.07]A look so sly and a smile like the rose in june [01:26.55]And you held each note from her auburn throat [01:28.40]As she lilted lamenting tunes [01:30.20]At the pattern dance you'd be in trance [01:31.98]As she skipped through a jig or reel [01:33.70] [01:34.81]When her eyes she'd roll as she'd lift soul [01:36.73]And your heart she would likely steal [01:38.40]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [01:40.50]From Galway to Dublin town [01:42.15]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [01:44.04]That I met in the county down [01:45.83]At the harvest fair she'll be surely there [01:47.69]And I'll dress my Sunday clothes [01:49.49]With my hat cocked right [01:50.50]And my shoes shon bright [01:51.52]For a smile from the nut brown rose [01:53.26]No horse I'll yoke or pipe I smoke [01:55.29]'Til the rust in my plough turn brown [01:56.82]And a smiling bride by my own fireside [01:58.81]Sits the star of the county down [02:00.77]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [02:03.00]From Galway to Dublin town [02:04.48]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [02:06.84]That I met in the county down [02:08.88] [02:17.14]She'd a soft brown eye and [02:19.19]A look so sly and a smile like the rose in june [02:21.72]And you held each note from her auburn throat [02:24.33]As she lilted lamenting tunes [02:25.93]At the pattern dance you'd be in trance [02:27.86]As she skipped through a jig or reel [02:30.47]When her eyes she'd roll as she'd lift soul [02:32.54]And your heart she would likely steal [02:33.99] [02:49.45]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [02:51.23]From Galway to Dublin town [02:52.74]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [02:55.02]That I met in the county down [02:56.55]Near Banbridge town in the county down [02:58.48]One evening last July [03:00.15]Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín [03:02.25]And she smiled as she passed me by [03:04.09]She looked so neat in her two bare feet [03:06.02]To the sheen of her nut brown hair [03:07.90]Such a coaxing elf I'd to shake myself [03:09.96]To make sure I was standing there [03:11.81]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [03:13.85]From Galway to Dublin town [03:15.51]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [03:17.47]That I met in the county down [03:19.27]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [03:21.13]From Galway to Dublin town [03:22.89]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [03:25.01]That I met in the county down [03:26.67]From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay [03:28.73]From Galway to Dublin town [03:30.34]No maid I've seen like the fair cailín [03:32.96]That I met in the county down