Star Of The County Down-International Pub Ensemble

[ti:Star Of The County Down] [ar:International Pub Ensemble] [al:50 Irish & British Pub Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Star Of The County Down - International Pub Ensemble [00:27.37]Near banbridge town in the county down [00:29.85]One morning in july [00:31.42] [00:32.76]Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen [00:35.21]And she smiled as she passed me by [00:37.19] [00:39.50]She looked so sweet from her two white feet [00:41.97]To the sheen of her nut-brown hair [00:43.84] [00:44.63]Such a coaxing elf i'd to shake myself [00:47.32]To make sure i was standing there [00:49.13] [00:51.45]From bantry bay up to derry quay [00:53.98]And from galway to dublin town [00:55.74] [00:56.62]No maid i've seen like the sweet colleen [00:59.29]That i met in the county down [01:01.18] [01:03.47]As she onward sped i shook my head [01:05.89]And i gazed with a feeling rare [01:07.93] [01:08.61]And i said says i to a passerby [01:10.72] [01:11.27]Who's the maid with the nut-brown hair [01:13.25] [01:15.34]He smiled at me and with pride says he [01:17.76]That's the gem of ireland's crown [01:19.72] [01:20.41]She's young rosie mccann from the banks of the bann [01:23.07]She's the star of the county down [01:25.14] [01:27.11]From bantry bay up to derry quay [01:29.68]And from galway to dublin town [01:31.64] [01:32.33]No maid i've seen like the sweet colleen [01:35.00]That i met in the county down [01:37.09] [02:00.18]I've travelled a bit but never was hit [02:02.66]Since my roving career began [02:04.49] [02:05.43]But fair and square i surrendered there [02:07.89]To the charms of young rose mccann [02:09.62] [02:12.01]I'd a heart to let and no tenant yet [02:14.52]Did i meet with in shawl or gown [02:16.38] [02:17.25]But in she went and i asked no rent [02:19.73]From the star of the county down [02:21.66] [02:23.86]From bantry bay up to derry quay [02:26.22]And from galway to dublin town [02:28.28] [02:28.90]No maid i've seen like the sweet colleen [02:31.54]That i met in the county down [02:33.45] [02:34.32]From bantry bay up to derry quay [02:36.72]And from galway to dublin town [02:38.80] [02:40.73]No maid i've seen like the sweet colleen [02:44.62] [02:46.19]That i met in the county down